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PEARL score for COPD exacerbations
July 26, 2017
Which prognostic score is best at predicting 90-day readmission and mortality for patients admitted with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD)?
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Study: No increased mortality with ACA-prompted readmission declines
July 18, 2017
Reductions in 30-day hospital readmission rates among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries are weakly but significantly correlated with reductions in hospital 30-day mortality rates after discharge.
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Plasma biomarker distinguishes ARDS, acute heart failure
July 15, 2017
WASHINGTON – The biomarker identified acute respiratory distress syndrome patients who were sicker and more responsive to conservative fluid management.
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FDA approves betrixaban for VTE prophylaxis
June 23, 2017
An orally administered agent has been approved for VTE prophylaxis in at risk hospitalized patients.
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Tipoffs that an infant hospitalized with pertussis may require ICU
June 21, 2017
MADRID – Apnea is a strong predictor.
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Rest dyspnea dims as acute heart failure treatment target
June 19, 2017
PARIS – Results from two new acute heart failure trials “mark the start of a new era.”
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Noninvasive therapy cut COPD readmissions
June 7, 2017
WASHINGTON – Noninvasive ventilation therapy may let patients concerned with readmission breathe easy.
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VIDEO: Software predicts septic shock in hospitalized patients
May 30, 2017
Algorithm will have a moderate level of sensitivity to avoid “alert fatigue.”
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Oral iron of no benefit in heart failure with iron deficiency
May 16, 2017
High-dose oral iron therapy doesn’t improve exercise capacity in the estimated 50% of patients with symptomatic heart failure who also have iron deficiency, according to a report published online May 16 in JAMA.Iron deficiency in patients with HF, regardless of their hemoglobin status, is ...
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Readmission rates after passage of the hospital readmissions reduction program
May 5, 2017
Did hospitals receiving the highest penalties for readmissions have accelerated improvement in this metric after passage of Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP)?
