July 2014 – Pediatrics Nationwide

Reframing Hope in Pediatric End-of-Life Care

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By: Tiasha Letostak, PhD

July 14, 2014

As physicians, you want to do more good than harm. And it is often believed that telling the truth about poor end-of-life expectations will lead to hopelessness in patients and families, causing more harm than good. But study after study on prognostication has shown that patients and their families prefer more honest and accurate communication.…

“Learning” Health Care Organizations

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By: Kelly Kelleher, MD, MPH

July 7, 2014

In the push toward innovative health care, “learning” systems may offer solutions for evaluating new technologies without the challenges of randomized trials. “The only constant is change.” – Heraclitus The pace of innovation in health care is breathtaking and unlikely to slow in our lifetimes. The former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and…