Practice Management
- Does my hospitalized patient need an NPO-after-midnight order preoperatively?
Delays and postponements of surgical procedures are common, and NPO-after-midnight orders in these situations can result in prolonged periods without oral intake.
- Is it safe to start steroids at home for a COPD exacerbation after virtual assessment in the COVID-19 era?
Yes. Corticosteroids are beneficial, and virtual visits are appropriate, especially in this pandemic.
- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine: Evolution and a look ahead
Cleveland Clinic is 100 years old and has had a medical journal for 90 of those years.
- The Clinic and the Journal: Respecting the past and welcoming the future
This year is the 100th anniversary of the founding of Cleveland Clinic.
- Cleveland Clinic—A century of progress
No one in their right mind would want to return to the “good old days.”
- Optimize your documentation to improve Medicare reimbursement
There’s nothing more frustrating than not getting credit for work performed.
- ‘I want a doctor who looks like me’: The dilemma of race-based requests
Ideally, the provider’s race shouldn’t matter, but what if it does?
- The search for precision
The day may come soon when we get EMR alerts if we try to prescribe certain drugs to patients with certain gene variants.
- Pharmacogenomics: An evolving clinical tool for precision medicine
More than 90% of patients are thought to carry at least 1 genetic variant that should prompt a change in dosing or medication.
- Disparities in cardiovascular care: Past, present, and solutions
Cardiovascular disease makes no distinction in race, sex, age, or socioeconomic status, and neither should clinicians.