News
No difference between PPI prophylaxis, placebo for GI bleeding
December 6, 2018
There was no significant difference in mortality between critically ill patients who received pantoprazole prophylaxis for gastrointestinal bleeding, and those who received placebo.
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News
ONC releases draft strategy on reducing EHR burden
December 5, 2018
Comments are sought to help drive direction of reforms.
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News
Giving hospitalists a larger clinical footprint
December 4, 2018
Hospitalists do not do SNF handoffs in the same manner as ICUs, but it’s time to change.
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News
EARLY: Angiography within 2 hours of acute non-ST event cut recurrent ischemic events
December 4, 2018
Coronary angiography immediately after an acute non–ST-segment elevation coronary event limited recurrent events, compared with later intervention.
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News
Building on diversity
December 3, 2018
Dr. Nidhi Goel, president of SHM’s Maryland chapter, is focused on helping early-career hospitalists.
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Video
ARISTOPHANES: Apixaban edges other DOACS for octogenarians
December 2, 2018
CHICAGO – Insurance claims data from more than 50,000 U.S. octogenarians on a DOAC showed apixaban worked best and caused the fewest major bleeds.
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News
Hospitalist movers and shakers – Nov. 2018
November 30, 2018
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
News
Acute flaccid myelitis has unique MRI features
November 30, 2018
Acute flaccid myelitis more commonly presents with asymmetric paralysis and spinal cord lesions largely restricted to gray matter.
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News
Feds call for EHR interoperability. Again.
November 29, 2018
“Patients need to be able to access their own records. Period,” HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan said.
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Opinion
Hospitalists can meet the demand for physician executives
November 29, 2018
Hospital medicine is an ideal “proving ground” for future physician executives and leaders.
