Steph Weber

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Analysis of doctors’ EHR email finds infrequent but notable hostility

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: December 2, 2022

Researchers were struck by the hostility of negative sentiment in some emails to physicians.

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Patient harm, not malpractice, top of mind for emergency medicine physicians

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: November 16, 2022

Fear-of-harm and fear-of-suit scores decreased as providers gained experience, in general, a new study finds.

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Locked-in syndrome malpractice case ends with $75 million verdict against docs

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: November 2, 2022

“Cases that elicit significant and sometimes decisive sympathy include locked-in syndrome, permanent vegetative state, injury to the sexual or repr...

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DOJ: Indiana nurses allowed controlled substances during opioid recovery

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: September 6, 2022

“This improvement will increase access to treatment resources, enabling more nurses to complete treatment and progress toward a safe return to work...

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U.S. News issues top hospitals list, now with expanded health equity measures

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: July 26, 2022

The 2022 rankings, which marks the 33rd edition, showcase several methodology changes,

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Depression, suicidal ideation continue to plague physicians: Survey

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: March 7, 2022

“There is a longstanding culture of silence around physician mental health in the medical community,” said Dr. Gary Price.

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BMJ slams ‘incompetent’ Facebook fact-checking of vaccine article

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: December 21, 2021

The article in question investigated data integrity concerns at Pfizer vaccine clinical trial sites.