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Electronic health records (EHRs) often do not contain advance directives, documentation of the advance care planning process, or other information that can help guide decision-making at the end of life.
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Palliative care clinicians have been challenged to find measures of quality that are applicable to all patients in a variety of settings.
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Patients will soon be able to access information about their physicians financial relationships, as a result of The Physician Payment Sunshine Act. It is unclear how this information will affect the patient-physician relationship.
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While most Dutch respondents to a 2011 survey indicated that they initiated open discussions about sedation proactively, American respondents reported fewer such discussions, with most occurring late in the dying process.
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Disclosure after medical errors is still not done consistently, partly due to clinicians continued concerns regarding liability exposure.
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25 cases of neurologic complications of influenza were reported from Great Britain beginning in 2011. 84% of cases were seen in children. A variety of distinct neurological manifestations were seen. 80% of patients required intensive care, 68% had poor outcomes, and 4 patients (16%) died.
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The first U.S. case of MERS-CoV infection diagnosed in the U.S. has been identified in an individual traveling from Saudi Arabia.
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A Cochrane review questions the value of osletamivir and zanamivir in the treatment of influenza virus infections – but the CDC and IDSA disagree.
