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New back pain guidelines, psych drug overuse in the elderly, and more

February 16, 2017
RightCare Weekly

Mental health access at universities, vision loss from medication, and more

February 9, 2017
RightCare Weekly

Doctors protest immigration ban, deprescribing drugs, and more

February 2, 2017
RightCare Weekly

Right Care Vignette winner sounds the alarm on unnecessary bed alarms

February 2, 2017

by Judith Garber, MPP

What do you do when your patient’s well-being is threatened by rules beyond your control? St. Louis University School of Medicine resident Stephanie Cull, MD, faced this challenge when she realized that the guidelines for bed alarm placement were causing many of her patients to be unnecessarily trapped in their beds. Bed alarms are intended to prevent hospital falls, but can severely restrict patient mobility. The alarm is built into the hospital bed and beeps when the patient attempts to get out of bed.

Pharma’s new ad campaign, the value of incrementalists, and more

January 26, 2017
RightCare Weekly

Helping ‘super-utilizers’, fake orphan drugs, and more

January 19, 2017
RightCare Weekly

The Lancet Right Care Series, deceptive supplement marketing, and more

January 12, 2017
RightCare Weekly

Connecting symptoms to side effects, breaking down health care spending, and more

January 5, 2017
RightCare Weekly

Improvements in patient safety, regional health disparities, and a podcast series on ‘bad medicine’

December 22, 2016
RightCare Weekly

Unethical psychiatric hospital practices, health benefits of a universal basic income, and the value of care coordination

December 15, 2016
Right Care Weekly