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ABIM contests class-action lawsuit, asks judge to dismiss
March 25, 2019
The plaintiffs are asking a judge to find ABIM in violation of federal antitrust law and to bar the board from continuing its MOC process.
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Surge of gabapentinoids for pain lacks supporting evidence
March 25, 2019
Review of 54 papers for gabapentin and 30 for pregabalin finds little evidence for effective pain control in off-label uses.
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Occurrence of pulmonary embolisms in hospitalized patients nearly doubled during 2004-2015
March 24, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – National Inpatient Sample data showed that during 2004-2015 hospitalized U.S. patients with a PE diagnosis jumped by 80%.
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Opinion
The past and future of hospital medicine
March 22, 2019
The hospitalist model has been adopted by nearly every specialty in medicine.
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FDA chief calls for stricter scrutiny of electronic health records
March 22, 2019
The government spent more than $36 billion over 10 years to switch to digital records. In that time, thousands of reports of deaths, injuries, and near misses linked to EHRs have piled up in databases – including at least one run by the FDA.
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Opinion
Hospitalists and PTs: Building strong relationships
March 21, 2019
Hospitalists and physical therapists can together achieve high-value care during and following a hospitalization.
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Quick Byte: Trauma care
March 20, 2019
Lessons learned by the U.S. military in trauma care can be applied in civilian medicine.
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Intensive blood pressure lowering may not reduce risk of recurrent stroke
March 20, 2019
HONOLULU – Intensive treatment significantly reduces blood pressure, compared with standard treatment, and is equally safe.
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Improving research dissemination among hospitalists
March 19, 2019
An online journal club can help spread the word.
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Andexanet alfa effectively reverses factor Xa inhibition
March 18, 2019
HONOLULU – The drug establishes good or excellent hemostasis in 82% of patients with acute major bleeding associated with factor Xa inhibition.
