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Benefits of a Palliative Care Consultation
December 2, 2013
Palliative care physicians help patients balance quality-of-life needs with disease-fighting treatment
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Palliative Care Can Be Incredibly Intense, Richly Rewarding for Hospitalists
December 2, 2013
Comfort-focused treatment approach maximizes patients' quality of life, gives physicians an emotional lift, reduces hospital costs
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Hospital Strategies for Decreasing Readmissions for Heart Failure Patients
November 1, 2013
What steps can hospitals take to reduce readmission rates in patients with heart failure?
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If Delivered Systematically, In-Hospital Smoking Cessation Strategies Are Effective
November 1, 2013
Do programs that systematically provide smoking cessation support to admitted patients improve smoking cessation rates?
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Rise in Fatal Drug Overdoses and Drug Misuse- or Abuse-Related ED Visits among Women
November 1, 2013
How have opioid pain reliever (OPR) prescriptions affected drug misuse or abuse and drug overdose deaths for women in the past decade?
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“I Cough” Could Reduce Post-Operative Pulmonary Complications among Non-Ventilated Patients
November 1, 2013
Does the use of a standardized suite of post-operative pulmonary care guidelines decrease the incidence of adverse pulmonary outcomes in non-ventilated patients?
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Superficial and Deep/Organ-Space Surgical Site Infections Should Not Be Combined for Quality Measurement
November 1, 2013
What patient-risk factors predict superficial and deep/organ-space surgical site infections (SSIs) following colectomy procedures?
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Report on England’s Health System Mirrors Need for Improvement in U.S.
November 1, 2013
Recommended solutions to procedural, systemic problems offer a new way of thinking, acting, living to improve our healthcare industry
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CDC Expert Discusses MRSA Infections and Monitoring for Anti-Microbial Resistance
November 1, 2013
Jean Patel, PhD, deputy director of the Office of Antimicrobial Resistance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about MRSA infections and the importance of close monitoring for new signs of anti-microbial resistance
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Pros and Cons of Clinical Observation Units
November 1, 2013
Hospital COUs can prevent inpatient admissions, reduce healthcare costs, and shorten lengths of stay, but the patient-care model has raised concerns
