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Opinion: Unsettling truths about maternal mortality in the U.S.

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Grave warnings of a crisis in maternal deaths are being slightly eroded by articles suggesting that advocates overreached and that the “crisis” was primarily a function of measurement error. ” — often can’t be answered simply from a medical record.

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Five Lessons Learned About Antimicrobial Stewardship Metrics

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In this article an experienced antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist discusses lessons learned from navigating antimicrobial stewardship metrics. BCPS, BCIDP Article posted 13 December 2024 If you cannot measure it, you cannot determine if you have changedit. Disclaimer The views and opinions in this article are those of the author.

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Include penicillin allergy history in medicines reconciliation to ensure accurate status, says RPS

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Mislabelled penicillin allergy Figures show around 6% of people have a penicillin allergy label on their medical record, equating to four million people in the UK. But once on someone’s medical record, the penicillin allergy label can remain for years without being questioned, they added.

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European Health Data Space (EHDS) update: what this means for pharmaceutical and biotech

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The intention is to streamline the process for patients wishing to access their medical records via electronic health record systems (“EHR systems”) and to facilitate the ability for researchers, innovators, and policy makers to use the data in a trusted and secure way that preserves privacy. Article 35(c) of the Proposal.

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Understanding the evidence used in drug product withdrawals

European Pharmaceutical Review

4,5 Even if a patient moves to a different GP practice their medical record moves with them, thus data continues to be updated throughout their life and therefore provides a more complete picture for researchers to study. Article (Samantha Lane): How can evidence-based medicine (EBM) methodology support drug withdrawals?

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Deep 6 AI: the smart software breathing new life into clinical trials

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As a result, trawling through a physician’s notes in electronic medical records (EMRs), pathology reports, and other medical data to determine the most important insights could take human beings months. Much of the information is free text in EMRs, lab data, medication records, registry data, pathology or ‘-omics’, etc.

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Erectile dysfunction drugs may reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk, pharmacy-led study finds

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

This association, which was found through the analysis of medical records, was strongest amongst those who had been issued the most prescriptions for medicines which included sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), vardenafil and avanafil. A version of this article was originally published by our sister publication Pulse.