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News
Confirmed: Growth in overdose deaths is exponential
September 20, 2018
Opioid epidemic appears to be “the most recent manifestation of a more fundamental, longer-term process.”
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New perspectives keep SHM relevant
September 20, 2018
A Med-Peds hospitalist lauds SHM’s “progressive attitude” on such issues as gender disparity and LGBTQ health.
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Is CMS becoming more open to PTAC recommendations?
September 20, 2018
Doctors have been puzzled as to why federal health officials have yet to approve a physician-developed APM under QPP.
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Guideline offers comprehensive approach for ICU clinicians
September 19, 2018
The guideline is comprehensive, consisting of both broad and specific descriptions of current ICU practices and associated evidence.
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FDA issues new REMS for immediate-release opioids
September 18, 2018
For the first time, training will be made available to health care providers, nurses, and pharmacists involved in pain management.
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Expert panel updates guidelines on antithrombotic therapy for AF
September 18, 2018
The new guidelines highlight 60 key recommendations from the 12-person expert panel.
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Opinion
White coats and provider attire: Does it matter to patients?
September 18, 2018
Compared with photo stills and films from the 1960s, the doctors of today appear like vagabonds.
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Hospitalist movers and shakers – Sept. 2018
September 17, 2018
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
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Azithromycin for COPD exacerbations may reduce treatment failure
September 17, 2018
PARIS – Started when patients with COPD are hospitalized for an exacerbation, a 90-day course of azithromycin improved multiple outcome measures in a placebo-controlled trial.
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AAP guidelines emphasize gender-affirmative care
September 17, 2018
You can transform your office into a place where TGD youth feel safe.
