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Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Implementation
In various blogs that I have been writing in the last few months about translational research, algorithms, knowledge and its diffusion and dissemination, skills, performance, and competence, implementation has been […]
Robin Baddeley: Fixing the broken medical ward round is in everyone’s interests
Giving doctors time, space, and continuity may actually save money […]
Amitava Banerjee: Is conflict of interest a concern in healthcare IT?
In the UK, electronic health records (EHR) have been almost universal in general practice since the 1990s, and were deployed across hospitals in the early 2000s. The Professional Records Standards […]
Matt Morgan: Medical notes are broken
Matt Morgan discusses how patient notes could be improved […]
Niamh Brooks: Celebrating women in medicine—a 150 year journey
To have made female clinicians the norm is an accomplishment worth celebrating […]
Kieran Walsh: Class war—e-learning
In the early days of e-learning there was great enthusiasm, but little evidence of effectiveness. The enthusiasts said that they couldn’t wait for evidence and so went ahead anyway. When […]
Richard Smith: How we shun the mortally ill
When you develop a mortal illness, as you will do if you’re not one of the fifth of the population who dies suddenly, you are likely to find that many […]
Mary McCarthy: It’s time for GPs to be recognised as the specialists they are
Recognising general practice as a specialty would raise its profile and acknowledge the expertise it requires […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—9 October 2017
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]