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Quick Byte: Act locally
December 17, 2019
Seek local solutions to pressing public health needs.
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ENGAGE AF-TIMI: Insulin linked to greater risk for stroke, CV death, bleeding
December 16, 2019
LOS ANGELES – Use of novel oral anticoagulants may be preferred over vitamin K antagonists in patients with diabetes and AFib.
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Choosing Wisely® and its impact on low-value care
December 16, 2019
Quality improvement requires a substantial investment of collective effort and time.
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The branching tree of hospital medicine
December 13, 2019
Hospital medicine is constantly changing, with new roles for hospitalists from a wide variety of backgrounds.
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Improving sepsis-related outcomes
December 12, 2019
A dedicated quality improvement project shows results.
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New ASH guideline: VTE prophylaxis after major surgery
December 12, 2019
ORLANDO – The chair of VTE guidelines panel presented highlights of the latest guidelines in a special session at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.
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Cardiac arrhythmia heightens mortality risk during epilepsy hospitalizations
December 11, 2019
BALTIMORE – A secondary diagnosis of apnea is not independently associated with increased odds of death, however.
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Unit-based rounding in the real world
December 10, 2019
The goal of unit-based rounding is time efficiency for the care team and care coordination benefits for patients.
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EVALI outbreak ongoing, but new cases decline
December 9, 2019
Since the week of Sept. 15, 2019, hospitalized cases of EVALI have steadily declined.
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Genetic test stratified AFib patients with low CHA2DS2-VASc scores
December 9, 2019
A 32-locus genetic test classified AFib patients with low CHA2DS2-VASc scores into high– and low–stroke-risk subgroups.
