Effectiveness of an electronic health record model for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is extremely effective when taken correctly, though grossly under-prescribed for at-risk patients. We initiated a best practice advisory (BPA) in the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) to identify patients who met criteria for PrEP use. We evaluated this model to determine its effectiveness in identifying patients and its use by providers for increasing prescription of PrEP.

Dosing of proton pump inhibitors is suboptimal among otolaryngologists treating reflux-induced upper-respiratory disease.

Objective: To evaluate the practice of otolaryngologists treating reflux-induced upper-respiratory disease in a nationwide survey.

Study Design: Survey study using an anonymous questionnaire containing clinical vignettes.

Subjects And Methods: The survey was mailed to all 6,899 board-certified fellow members in practice in the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residing in the United States.

Getting to the root of medication errors: Survey results.

Nurses have plenty to say about making and reporting medication errors. Compare their experiences with yours and learn how you can improve the medication administration process.

What's different about this nursing shortage?

Driven by unprecedented social and demographic changes, this nursing shortage won't be easily fixed by solutions that worked in the past. Here's what makes this shortage unique- and how you can influence the change shaping your profession.