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Hospital admissions of nursing home patients declined after ACA quality initiatives
May 28, 2021
Following the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), how have hospital transfer rates from nursing homes for patients with advanced medical conditions changed?
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Microbiome therapeutic offers durable protection against C. difficile recurrence
May 28, 2021
“The hope would be that one or more ... would probably replace the vast majority of FMT [procedures] that we do clinically,”said Dr. Sahil Khanna.
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Hospitalist movers and shakers – May 2021
May 27, 2021
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
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New AHA/ASA guideline on secondary stroke prevention
May 27, 2021
Identifying the cause of a first stroke or transient ischemic attack is key to developing strategies to prevent repeat events, the AHA/ASA says in an updated clinical practice guideline.
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Pandemic experience taught lessons about clinician wellness
May 27, 2021
“I didn’t know how to help people because the problem was so big, especially during the height of the pandemic,” Dr. Sarah Richards said.
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Making sense of LAMA discharges
May 26, 2021
There is no evidence that insurance companies will not pay for LAMA discharges.
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Large vessel stroke linked to AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
May 26, 2021
Three cases occurred in two women and one man in their 30s or 40s and involved blockages of the carotid and middle cerebral artery.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and changes in pediatric respiratory and nonrespiratory illnesses
May 26, 2021
Reduced transmission of infectious agents may not fully explain these findings.
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Hospital at Home: Delivering hospital-level care without the hospital
May 25, 2021
The future of HaH depends on development of a common payment model that will be adopted beyond the pandemic.
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AHA reassures myocarditis rare after COVID vaccination, benefits overwhelm risks
May 24, 2021
As CDC investigates rare, mostly mild cases of myocarditis in adolescents and young adults given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, AHA emphasizes their effectiveness and strong safety record.
