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News
With inpatient flu shots, providers’ attitude problem may outweigh parents’
September 22, 2017
Providers need to learn more about barriers to inpatient influenza vaccination.
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News
Statins linked to lower death rates in COPD
September 19, 2017
Researchers explore whether COPD progression results from systemic inflammation.
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News
Hospital-led interventions cut pediatric asthma hospitalizations
September 18, 2017
A range of hospital-driven interventions achieved various benefits for asthmatic children and adolescents in Hamilton County, Ohio.
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Opinion
Hospital value-based purchasing is largely ineffective
September 7, 2017
Complicated pay-for-performance programs divert limited available resources away from meaningful improvement activities in order to comply with onerous reporting requirements.
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Prediction tool for mortality after respiratory compromise
September 1, 2017
Can we predict in-hospital mortality of initial survivors of acute respiratory compromise (ARC)?
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News
Undiagnosed AF common in higher-risk patients
August 26, 2017
Patients at high risk of atrial fib and stroke commonly have undiagnosed AF.
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News
Managing hospital- and ventilator-associated pneumonia
August 22, 2017
In 2016, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society updated their recommendations for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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News
How to manage submassive pulmonary embolism
August 14, 2017
Use pulmonary angiographic data, clinical stability, and analysis of other comorbid conditions to decide the best treatment modality for an individual patient with submassive pulmonary embolism.
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News
Award for best hospital goes to … the Mayo Clinic
August 9, 2017
The U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2017-2018 includes the usual suspects, with the University of Michigan making a big move up the list.
News
Pediatric version of SOFA effective
August 7, 2017
Researchers use new Sequential Organ Failure Assessment algorithm to predict death in critically ill children.
