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Mandated 1-hour sepsis care protocol lowers mortality in children
July 24, 2018
Results from a New York study support a protocol approach to sepsis management in children.
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Internist comanagement of orthopedic inpatients boosts outcomes
July 19, 2018
NEW ORLEANS – Internist/hospitalist comanagement of total joint arthroplasty patients with orthopedists can improve key hospital outcomes.
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Epinephrine for cardiac arrest: Better survival, more brain damage
July 19, 2018
PARAMEDIC2 clears uncertainties in treating out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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National Academies issues 5-step plan to address infections linked to opioid use disorder
July 19, 2018
A National Academies workshop results in a five-step action plan for dealing with the infectious disease consequences of the opioid epidemic.
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HM18: ‘Things we do for no reason’
July 18, 2018
Physicians continue to practice low value care because of practice habits and lack of cost transparency.
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Hospitalist movers and shakers – July 2018
July 18, 2018
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
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Nearly one-quarter of presurgery patients already using opioids
July 18, 2018
Surgical patients should be asked about their opioid use and pain history.
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CMS considers expanding telemedicine payments
July 17, 2018
The proposed rule would pay doctors for an expanded number of telemedicine services and add payment for virtual check-ins by phone or other technologies.
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Better ICU staff communication with family may improve end-of-life choices
July 17, 2018
The intervention didn’t reduce surrogates’ emotional distress, but it was associated with shorter ICU stays and higher in-unit mortality.
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Intranasal naloxone promising for type 1 hypoglycemia
July 17, 2018
ORLANDO – This development could help prevent autonomic failure in T1DM patients.
