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Daily Round Checklists in ICU Setting Don’t Reduce Mortality
August 26, 2016
Do checklists, daily goal assessments, and clinician prompts change in-hospital mortality for ICU patients?
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Nonemergency Use of Antipsychotics in Patients with Dementia
August 22, 2016
What are the guidelines for nonemergency use of antipsychotics in patients with dementia?
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Frailty Scores Predict Post-Discharge Outcomes
August 22, 2016
Do frailty assessment tools aid in predicting post-discharge outcomes?
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Hospitalist Staffing Affects 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates
August 19, 2016
What hospital characteristics are associated with 30-day all-cause readmission rates?
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Oral Antibiotics for Infective Endocarditis May Be Safe in Low-Risk Patients
August 19, 2016
Does transitioning to oral antibiotics to treat infective endocarditis increase rates of relapse and death?
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Providing Effective Palliative Care in the Era of Value
August 16, 2016
An important area to pay particular attention to is the role of future hospitalizations in patients’ wishes for care
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Communication Crossroads: Managing Patient Interactions, Online Personas on Social Media
August 15, 2016
As electronic communication tools gain traction, hospitalists need to manage patient interactions, online personas carefully to prevent social media mishaps
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How Should a Hospitalized Patient with Newly Diagnosed Cirrhosis Be Evaluated and Managed?
August 8, 2016
The Case A 50-year-old man with no known medical history presents with two months of increasing abdominal distension. Exam is notable for scleral icterus, telangiectasias on the upper chest, abdominal distention with a positive fluid wave, and bilateral pitting lower-extremity edema.
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AAP Proposes Update to Evaluating, Managing Febrile Infants Guideline
August 3, 2016
The proposed update from AAP stresses the need to separate individual components of serious bacterial infections as the incidence and clinical course can vary
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PHM16: Tips on Meeting Needs of Children with a Medical Complexity
August 2, 2016
Presenters: Mary L Ehlenbach, MD, FAAP; Megan Z Cardoso, MD, FAAP; and Christina Kleier, ARNP, PNP This session at PHM16 was focused on logistical tips on how to build a pediatric complex care program. Presenters opened with a discussion of how to define children with medical complexity going th
