News
More Hospitals Report Zero Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs)
December 2, 2012
Nearly 70% of hospitals participating in a national safety program reported zero central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) during a quarter of 2011, up from 27.3% from the previous year
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Innovator of Care Transitions Model for Hospital Patients Honored
December 2, 2012
Geriatrician Eric Coleman, MD, MPH, of the University of Colorado at Denver, and pioneer of the celebrated Care Transitions Model for discharged hospital patients, wins MacArthur Foundation “genius” award
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Introducing Neuroquality and Neurosafety
December 2, 2012
How recent breakthroughs in brain science and related fields will impact quality improvement (QI) and patient safety in hospitals
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12 Things Hospitalists Need to Know About Nephrology
December 2, 2012
Kidney experts offer tips to help hospitalists better care for their patients
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Guidelines Help Hospitalists Manage Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
December 2, 2012
Mount Sinai Medical Center expert outlines ACS treatment guidelines, new advances, and performance measures at the seventh annual Mid-Atlantic Hospital Medicine Symposium last October in New York City
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The Hospital Home Team: Physicians Increase Focus on Inpatient Care
December 2, 2012
Adminstrators look to hospitalists to solve workload, staffing and scope-of-practice issues
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
December 2, 2012
Burnout among physicians and the general workforce; Effects of clopidogrel added to aspirin in patients with recent lacunar stroke; Bleeding risk prediction scores in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing anticoagulation; Probiotics for secondary prevention of hepatic encephalopathy; Capsule endoscopy for acute obscure GI bleeding; Perceptions of readmitted patients transitioning from hospital to home; 30-day readmissions after acute myocardial infarction; One-hour rule-out or rule-in for AMI in chest pain; Aspirin increases bleed risk without reducing risk of stroke in CKD and NVAF patients
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The Numerators: Treating Noncompliant, Medically Complicated Hospital Patients
December 2, 2012
Why hospitalists need to focus on their patients more
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Recommendations for Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy
December 2, 2012
In February, the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) published new practice guidelines for medical patients regarding antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke that are the result of new clinical trial data and a review of previous studies
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Consider Patient Safety, Outcomes Risk before Prescribing Off-Label Drugs
December 2, 2012
Once a drug has been approved for use, if, in your clinical judgment there are other indications for which it could be beneficial, then you are well within your rights to prescribe it
