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CMS pushes ACOs to take on more risk
August 10, 2018
ACOs that only take on upside risk generally are spending more money and not generating savings, according to CMS Adminstrator Seema Verma.
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Novel cEEG-based scoring system predicts inpatient seizure risk
August 10, 2018
LOS ANGELES – A validation study is currently underway on use of the 2HELPS2B scoring system to predict seizures in acutely ill hospitalized patients.
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Next-gen sputum PCR panel boosts CAP diagnostics
August 10, 2018
NEW ORLEANS – The BioFire film array panel is now before the FDA.
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Larger vegetation size associated with increased risk of embolism and mortality in infective endocarditis
August 10, 2018
In patients with infective endocarditis, does a vegetation size greater than 10 mm impart a greater embolic risk?
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Prophylactic haloperidol does not improve survival in critically ill patients
August 9, 2018
Does prophylactic use of haloperidol in critically ill patients at high risk of delirium improve survival at 28 days?
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Discharge opioid prescriptions for many surgical hospitalizations may be unnecessary
August 8, 2018
Do opioid prescriptions after surgical hospitalization correlate with opioid use immediately prior to discharge?
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Making the referral and navigating care
August 8, 2018
Hospitalists must consider how to best identify patients and conditions appropriate for transitions of care.
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Ranked: State of the states’ health care
August 7, 2018
Vermont’s good outcomes and low costs have the rest of the country green with envy.
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Catheter ablation of AF in patients with heart failure decreases mortality and HF admissions
August 7, 2018
How does ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) compare with medical therapy for patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)?
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Patent foramen ovale may be associated with increased risk of perioperative ischemic stroke
August 6, 2018
Clinical question: Are patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) at increased risk of perioperative ischemic stroke?
