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Appropriateness of outpatient antibiotic prescribing among privately insured US patients

This study classified 23.2% of outpatient antibiotic prescription fills as inappropriate, 35.5% as potentially appropriate, and 28.5% were not associated with a recent diagnosis code

BMJ opinionThe challenges of developing healthcare quality measures based on ICD-10-CM codes

Analysis

Using artificial intelligence to assess clinicians’ communication skills

Pre-exposure prophylaxis

Practice

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

PracticeHIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)

QI pipes

Practice

How to get started in quality improvement

BMJ opinionThe benefits of QI are numerous and the challenges worth overcoming

Haemosiderosis

Research paper

Common conditions associated with hereditary haemochromatosis genetic variants

BMJ opinionHaemochromatosis is linked to more disease than previously thought

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New agreement on branded drugs for the NHS

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David Oliver: Money, efficiency, and the NHS plan

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Long term plan: funding systems are likely to hinder delivery, warns NAO

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Herpes zoster ophthalmicus

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Acute maternal confusion and neonatal seizure postpartum

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Cancer: more young people in England are surviving

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Seven days in medicine: 9-15 January 2019

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Patient groups fail to declare financial interests during NICE assessments

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Patient organizations and conflict of interest

ResearchPatient organisations, NICE, and conflict of interests

BMJ opinionFinancial interests of patient organisations

NewsPatient groups fail to declare financial interests during NICE assessments

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Financial interests of patient organisations contributing to technology assessment at NICE

EditorialPatient organizations and conflict of interest

BMJ opinionFinancial interests of patient organisations

NewsPatient groups fail to declare financial interests during NICE assessments

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Surgeon who made repeated sexual comments about staff is suspended for nine months

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Scott Wilkes: Sunderland’s got talent

BMJ opinionStudying medicine has been for the privileged, but that’s got to change

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Pay, workflow, and staff vacancies are most pressing issues, say hospital doctors

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The NHS long term plan and public health

EditorialThe NHS long term plan

BMJ opinionThe NHS long term plan: the road from plan to improvements for patients

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