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The ever-evolving scope of hospitalists’ clinical services
Publish date: February 26, 2019
As health care becomes ever more complex, high-functioning hospital medicine groups are needed to navigate it.
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Palliative care has improved for critically ill children, but challenges remain
Publish date: February 23, 2019
SAN DIEGO – The availability of palliative care for critically ill children varies across institutions
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AAN publishes position statement on brain death
Publish date: January 8, 2019
The association calls for uniform laws and policies regarding brain death, as well as continued research and public education.
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Dialysis decision in elderly needs to factor in comorbidities
Publish date: November 13, 2018
Palliative care specialist advises avoiding age cutoffs, considering harms of dialysis.
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Quick Byte: Palliative care
Publish date: November 5, 2018
Palliative care runs counter to the dominant culture in U.S. hospitals.
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Palliative care update highlights role of nonspecialists
Publish date: October 31, 2018
The latest guideline revision aims to establish a foundation for “gold-standard” palliative care.
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Antipsychotic drugs failed to shorten ICU delirium
Publish date: October 26, 2018
The mechanisms of brain dysfunction targeted by antipsychotics may not play a major role in delirium.
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Hospital medicine and palliative care: Wearing both hats
Publish date: October 23, 2018
The opportunity to marry hospital medicine and palliative medicine was a natural fit for Dr. Barbara Egan.
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Paradigm shifts in palliative care
Publish date: October 12, 2018
Hospitalists must be more keenly tuned in than ever to patients' precise needs.
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Association between hospice length of stay and health care costs
Publish date: October 9, 2018
Does increasing the length of hospice stays lead to decreased utilization and costs in patients on maintenance dialysis?
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