Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
The new Maryland rule requiring prior authorizations for opioids goes into effect Saturday, July 1. Epic has updated to support this new workflow with a standard… Read More »Medicaid Opioid Epic Tip Sheets and FAQs
Mary Jo Appel began as the Associate Administrator for Ambulatory Operations and Access on June 19. Mary Jo joins us from the Wilmer Eye Institute,… Read More »Appel Named Associate Administrator for Ambulatory Operations and Access
ARTICLE: Sulforaphane reduces hepatic glucose production and improves glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes AUTHORS: Annika S. Axelsson, Emily Tubbs, Brig Mecham, Shaji Chacko, Hannah A. Nenonen, Yunzhao… Read More »Sulforaphane reduces hepatic glucose production and improves glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes
There is a global cyberattack in progress. Early indications are that it’s a variant of Petya malware, described by the Internet Storm Center here. The… Read More »Global Cyberattack in Progress
ARTICLE: Presence of Human Hepegivirus-1 in a Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs AUTHORS: Abraham J. Kandathil, Florian P. Breitwieser, Jaiprasath Sachithanandham, Matthew Robinson, Shruti… Read More »Presence of Human Hepegivirus-1 in a Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs
Several members of the BCU leadership team received invitations to be a part of the National Ebola Training and Education Center’s (NETEC) site visits this… Read More »NETEC Site Visits
In support of Johns Hopkins' education mission, the DOM typically hosts an administrative resident from the Bloomberg School of Public Health for one year during… Read More »Sendon and Sulmonte Named Administrative Residents
Dear Nursing Team, Happy Summer! I want to thank you for completing this year's survey bundle. The NDNQI survey is the last of the bunch, and I appreciate the time and… Read More »Don’t Forget to Take the NDNQI Survey!
ARTICLE: Looking Beyond the Tip of a Tusk: Balancing the Evidence in Prognosis-related Communication. AUTHORS: Rebecca A Aslakson and Mary Catherine Beach JOURNAL: Am J Respir Crit… Read More »Looking Beyond the Tip of a Tusk: Balancing the Evidence in Prognosis-related Communication
Robert Brodsky, professor in the Division of Hematology, was recently selected to receive a Service Star Award from Johns Hopkins Medicine Service Excellence based on a glowing recommendation… Read More »Brodsky Receives Service Star Award