Washington University physicians adopt electronic medical records
Playing the “where’s-the-chart?” game in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery recently became obsolete when the division switched from using paper files to a fully electronic medical record system. The electronic record-keeping system adopted by the cardiothoracic division will be implemented throughout the Washington University Physicians group, a clinical practice group of more than 900 physicians that provides services throughout the region.
Study questions claims children overmedicated for ADHD
In contrast to claims that children are being overmedicated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), School of Medicine researchers have found that many kids with ADHD are not receiving treatment. In fact, almost half of the children — within a 1,610-member study group — who might have benefited from ADHD drugs were not getting them.
Study questions claims children overmedicated for ADHD
School of Medicine researchers found that only about 58 percent of boys and about 45 percent of girls diagnosed with ADHD were receiving treatment.
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School of Medicine to go tobacco-free
The School of Medicine’s facilities and property will become entirely tobacco-free next spring in an effort to create a healthier environment.
Washington University physicians adopt electronic medical records
The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery recently switched from using paper files to a fully electronic medical record system to improve efficiency.
Fox, Simon distinguished professorships named
Two orthopaedic surgeons who have played a key role in the department’s growth were recognized with professorships.
Lessons of the heart
Photo by Tim ParkerA lesson for cardiology fellows was held July 21-22 and had 35 fellows who came from as far away as West Virginia.
WUSTL, Barnes-Jewish Hospital build $13 million orthopaedic center
The Washington University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Barnes-Jewish Hospital have begun construction of a new, $13 million outpatient orthopaedic facility on property in a prime west St. Louis County location.
Westervelt named director of bone marrow transplantation and leukemia
Peter Westervelt, M.D., Ph.D., has been named director of the bone marrow transplantation and leukemia section of the Division of Oncology at the School of Medicine. Westervelt, associate professor of medicine, succeeds John F. DiPersio, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine, in the position.
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Pujols gets Babe Ruth test at Washington University
Daniel Stier / GQ, September 2006El Hombre vs. The BabeBaseball purists, especially those of Yankee allegiance, might argue that St. Louis Cardinals homerun-hitting superstar Albert Pujols is simply not in the same league as legendary New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth. Science may never settle that argument, but researchers at Washington University in St. Louis can offer some sense of how Pujols stacks up to the Babe in terms of skills necessary to hit the long ball. Pujols visited WUSTL to take part in a series of lab tests similar to those conducted on Ruth in 1921.
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