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Peripheral perfusion fails septic shock test, but optimism remains
February 25, 2019
A simple strategy of timing the refilling of peripheral capillaries trended toward better 28-day survival.
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A novel approach to MIPS quality reporting for facility-based providers
February 20, 2019
Facility-based measurement represents a massive philosophical and practical shift in CMS measure reporting.
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The state of hospital medicine in 2018
January 8, 2019
Slow growth in compensation, more funds for hospital support, but productivity remains flat.
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Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program may be doing more harm than good
January 4, 2019
Thirty-day postdischarge mortality went up after the program for some, down for others.
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AHA: Statins associated with high degree of safety
December 10, 2018
Rumors of statins’ adverse side effects are greatly exaggerated.
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Bring Schwartz Rounds to your hospital
December 7, 2018
Compassionate care rounds are a national initiative to help foster empathy in the health care setting.
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Unit-based assignments: Pros and cons
December 6, 2018
Geographic cohorting comes with its implementation challenges.
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Invasive strategy increased bleeding risk in frail older AMI patients
November 19, 2018
Registry analysis suggests frailty in an AMI patient calls for personalized decision making.
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How do hospital medicine groups deal with staffing shortages?
November 16, 2018
The expanding and dynamic labor market for hospitalists has a challenging side for hospitals.
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Patient-centered primed communication and goals-of-care discussions
November 14, 2018
Can primed communication increase the frequency of goals-of-care conversations in the outpatient setting?
