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Healio Minute Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 Edition: FDA seeks ‘better’ opioids, EHR output questioned, physicians going way of pilots?

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

FDA issues pharmaceutical call to action

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Citing ‘major health problem,’ agency presses for new abuse-deterrent opioids. Read more.

Electronic health records are only as good as…

Healio.com/Orthotics-Prosthetics: Quality of automated reports is mixed; unreliable data capture suspected. Read more.

Doctors, pilots and career creep: One physician’s perspective

Healio.com/Ophthalmology: What can treating physicians do to make sure they aren’t treated like … pilots? Read more.

Scheduling cardiac rehabilitation? Don’t wait

Healio.com/Cardiology: Early first appointment shown to increase participation after hospital discharge. Read more.

Early concussions reverberate through the years for NFL players

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Depressive symptoms later in life linked to concussions during playing years. With perspective. Read more.