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Consumer Reports Rates Hospitals on Infection Control, Prevention
October 5, 2015
Consumer Reports included for the first time in its national hospital quality ratings a ranking of how well 3,000 hospitals are controlling common deadly infections such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile. The How Your Hospital Can Make You Sick report
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LISTEN NOW: Pediatric Hospital Medicine and the “Right Care” Movement
September 21, 2015
Three pediatric hospitalists – Dr. Ricardo Quiñonez of San Antonio Children’s Hospital, Dr. Shawn Ralston of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, and Dr.
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Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes in US
September 21, 2015
Diabetes affects up to 14 percent of the U.S.
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Hospitalists’ Role in Improving Patient Experience: A Baldridge Winner’s Perspective
September 9, 2015
How Texas-based Hill Country Memorial achieved top-level patient experience performance by engaging physicians, using consumer input
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Post-Procedural Bridging Therapy for Secondary Prevention of VTE Increases Rate of Bleeding
September 9, 2015
Research Review: Post-Procedural Bridging Therapy and VTE Prevention
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Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy Outcomes for Intraabdominal Infection
September 9, 2015
Research Review: Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Intraabdominal Infection
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Clinical Care Conundrums Provide Learning Potential for Hospitalists
September 9, 2015
At A Glance Series: Hospital Medicine: Current Concepts Title: Clinical Care Conundrums: Challenging Diagnoses in Hospital Medicine Edited by: James C. Pile, Thomas E.
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Effects of Peri-Operative Beta-Blockade in Noncardiac Surgery Vary Based on Cardiac Risk Factors
September 9, 2015
Research Review: Peri-Operative Beta-Blockade in Noncardiac Surgery
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Risk for In-Hospital Adverse Cardiac Events Low for Some Patients with Chest Pain
September 9, 2015
Clinical question: Do stable, low-risk patients hospitalized for chest pain after negative ED evaluation experience adverse cardiac events in the hospital? Background: Chest pain results in more than seven million ED visits annually, with a cost of over $11 billion to hospitalize these patients f
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New Strategy in Patients with Suspected Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Improves Diagnostic Accuracy
September 9, 2015
Clinical question: Can a diagnostic strategy that utilizes a clinical prediction rule combined with an immunoassay appropriately guide management for patients with suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)? Background: The appropriate and timely diagnosis of HIT can decrease the risks of t