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‘Predatory’ Online Journals Charge Publication Fees — Minus Peer Review
Is your email box full of dubious-sounding offers to publish articles with very quick turnaround time — but only for a fee? Increasing numbers of “predatory” online medical journals solicit manuscripts and charge publication fees without providing peer review.
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Early Integrated Palliative Care Improved Cancer Patients’ Quality of Life
Early integrated palliative care improved quality of life for patients with newly diagnosed incurable cancers, found a recent study.
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‘Robust’ Error Disclosure Systems Needed for Pediatric Patients
Ethical obligations to disclose medical errors in the pediatric setting are very similar to those involving competent adults. Experts can provide guidance on how to frame information about a medical error in ways appropriate to the developmental, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual needs of each child.
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Study: Trial Results for New Neurological Drugs Often Go Unpublished
Results of clinical trials for “stalled” neurological drugs — those which had at least one completed Phase III trial but failed to receive FDA approval — are heavily underreported, found a new study.
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Advance Care Planning for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
Misconceptions among both patients and clinicians about the role of palliative care and its relationship to “aggressive treatment” of hematologic malignancies contribute to high rates of aggressive interventions at the end of life, and a high proportion of in-hospital deaths.
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Conversations on Ethics of Difficult Cases Often Help Clinical Team
Clinicians found debriefing sessions after difficult cases helpful because they permitted the discussion of values, found a recent study.
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Study: Biggest Barrier to Advance Care Planning Is Time
Lack of time and skill are two barriers to advance care planning cited by physicians, according to recent research. There also is a lack of clarity as to who is responsible for these difficult discussions.
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Too Much Focus on Satisfaction Scores: The Patient Isn’t Always Right
Is a patient, family member, or other visitor being rude or disrespectful to clinicians? Clinicians often feel they had no recourse if a patient or family behaved disrespectfully.
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$130,000 in Penalties for Illegally Deferring Notice of Breach
The Department of Justice recently announced a settlement with CoPilot Provider Support Services after the company waited more than a year to provide notice of a data breach that exposed 221,178 patient records.
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Anthem Settles Breach Lawsuit for $115 Million
Insurance giant Anthem has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over a 2015 cyberattack for $115 million, the plaintiffs’ attorneys announced in June.