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Who makes the rules? CMS and IPPS
October 12, 2019
The IPPS final rule excluded the proposed broad changes to the MS-DRG system that were in the proposed rule.
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CDC updates guidance on vaping-associated lung injury
October 11, 2019
“We are not seeing a drop in cases” but a continuation of the trend of hospitalization and deaths that started in August 2019.
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Vaping-associated lung injury cases exceed 1,000
October 3, 2019
As of Oct. 1, there have been 1,080 confirmed and probable cases of lung injury associated with the use of e-cigarettes, or vaping.
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Flying toward equity and inclusion
October 1, 2019
A heterogeneous group of people leads to an engaged and high performing culture.
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Opinion
Labeling of medication warnings
September 30, 2019
Issuing timely warnings regarding medical products promotes patient safety, and the law appears to place the major onus on the manufacturer.
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CDC reports most vaping lung disease linked to THC-containing cartridges
September 27, 2019
Most vaping cartridges were obtained on the street, from dealers, online, or from friends or social contacts.
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Opinion
Observation versus inpatient status
September 17, 2019
Observation care is increasing, and can frustrate patients and hospitalists.
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FDA approves Xenleta for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia treatment
August 20, 2019
The approval was based on results from two trials with a total of 1,289 patients.
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CDC updates recommendation for serologic Lyme disease detection
August 15, 2019
The CDC’s updated recommendation is based on the approval of a new test that uses a modified two-test methodology different from the two-test methodology first recommended in 1994.
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FDA approves drug combo to treat highly resistant TB
August 14, 2019
The combination of pretomanid tablets with bedaquiline and linezolid primarily was approved for a limited population infected with drug resistant TB.
