![1]() - News- Telehealth: States broaden options for locations, providers- October 5, 2018- More states are expanding telehealth locations and broadening the pool of telemedicine providers, while fading out in-person requirements. 
![1]() - News- Procalcitonin not helpful in critically ill COPD- October 5, 2018- Can a procalcitonin (PCT)–guided strategy safely reduce antibiotic exposure in patients admitted to the ICU with severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with or without pneumonia? 
![1]() - News- FDA approves omadacycline for pneumonia and skin infections- October 4, 2018- The tetracycline antibiotic was approved for CABP and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections in adults. 
![1]() - News- Perioperative diabetes and HbA1c in mortality- October 4, 2018- Do preoperative hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and perioperative glucose predict outcomes in patients undergoing noncardiac and cardiac surgeries? 
![1]() - News- Predicting failure of nonoperative management of spinal epidural abscess- October 3, 2018- Can one predict whether nonoperative management of spinal epidural abscesses will fail? 
![1]() - News- Hospital-level care coordination strategies and the patient experience- October 2, 2018- Does patient experience correlate with specific hospital care coordination and transition strategies, and if so, which strategies most strongly correlate with higher patient experience scores? 
![1]() - News- SPRINT: Pill burden affects ability to reach systolic BP control- October 1, 2018- CHICAGO – Patients in the SPRINT trial were less likely to meet the intensive treatment goal – systolic blood pressure below 120 mm Hg – if they were taking five or more medications a day. 
![1]() - News- Palliative care consultations reduce hospital costs- October 1, 2018- Are direct hospital costs for patients with serious illnesses affected by palliative care consultations (PCC)? 
![1]() - News- Home telemonitoring for heart failure cuts mortality- September 29, 2018- MUNICH – Large, national German TIM-HF2 trial also shows fewer hospitalizations than with usual care. 
![1]() - News- Admission eosinopenia predicted severe CDI outcomes- September 29, 2018- Significant predictors of mortality included having more comorbidities and lower systolic blood pressure at admission. 







