![1]()
Video
Peer mentorship, groups help combat burnout in female physicians
May 29, 2018
NEW YORK – Female physicians are at higher risk of burnout in part because of lingering implicit and unconscious biases in society and the workplace.
News
Hospital safety program curbs surgical site infections
May 25, 2018
An AHRQ-designed program significantly reduced SSIs and improved safety culture in Hawaiian hospitals.
![1]()
News
Clinician denial of some patient requests decrease patient satisfaction
May 25, 2018
Is clinician denial of particular patient requests associated with the patient’s satisfaction with that clinician?
![1]()
News
Postop delirium management proposed as hospital performance measure
May 25, 2018
Delirium rates varied across hospitals.
![1]()
News
MDR Candida auris is on the move
May 24, 2018
MADRID - C. auris made its first appearance in Spain 2 years ago, and infection control specialists are still struggling to eradicate it.
![1]()
News
LAAC in nonvalvular AF provides stroke protection comparable to warfarin
May 24, 2018
Is mechanical left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) as effective as warfarin at preventing stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation?
![1]()
News
No clear benefit of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in the community after hospital discharge
May 23, 2018
Does pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in the community after hospital discharge reduce health care utilization, readmission rates, ED visits, primary care visits, or primary care workload?
![1]()
News
In-hospital mortality predictors eyed in pneumonia patient subset
May 22, 2018
About one in four intubated or mechanically ventilated patients with gram-negative pneumonia die during hospitalization, results from a large retrospective cohort study found.
![1]()
News
FDA approves Doptelet for liver disease patients undergoing procedures
May 22, 2018
Avatrombopag (Doptelet) is the first drug approved for thrombocytopenia in adults who have chronic liver disease and are undergoing a procedure.
![1]()
News
Short Takes
May 22, 2018
Cohort study showed that Medicare patients cared for by hospitalists in their first year of practice experienced higher in-hospital and 30-day mortality, compared with patients cared for by hospitalists in their second year of practice.
