Tag Archives: Impact

Navigating the Complexities of Passive Euthanasia: New Guidelines and Their Impact on Doctors

The recent draft guidelines for passive euthanasia proposed by India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have sparked considerable debate among healthcare professionals. While the intention behind these guidelines is to provide clarity in critical situations, experts have expressed concerns that they may increase legal scrutiny and emotional stress for doctors. This article explores the… Read More »

Boosting Life Expectancy: The Impact of Reducing Smoking Rates

Recent research published in The Lancet Public Health reveals a promising insight: cutting smoking rates to just 5% of current levels by 2050 could lead to a significant increase in life expectancy. This could result in an additional year of life for men and an increase of 0.2 years for women. This article explores the… Read More »

Experts underestimated EHRs’ impact on burnout after HITECH Act

A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association found that policy experts underestimated the impact of widespread electronic health record use on clinician burnout at the time of the HITECH Act’s passage in 2009. The retrospective look examined the discussions at the AMIA’s 2009 Annual Health Policy Meeting,… Read More »

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS * A childcare centre is closed and up to 100 people are self-isolating after a girl connected to a cluster in Melbourne’s northern suburbs tested positive to COVID-19. The young girl is among three new cases recorded in Victoria on Thursday. * Modelling released by the Victorian Department for Health and Human Services… Read More »