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Recertification: The FPHM option
July 15, 2019
Should you recertify with a focus in hospital medicine or maintain a traditional internal medicine certification?
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Value-based metrics gain ground in physician employment contracts
July 12, 2019
Of 70% of health care recruitment searches that offered a production bonus, 56% featured a bonus based at least in part on quality metrics, up from 43% in 2018.
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Cellulitis ranks as top reason for skin-related pediatric inpatient admissions
July 12, 2019
AUSTIN, TX – The median length of stay for patients was 2 days, with a median cost of $6,289.50 for each case.
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A third of serious malpractice claims due to diagnostic error
July 11, 2019
Diagnosis errors are a top cause for medical malpractice cases associated with patient death or permanent disability, an analysis finds.
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Patients with COPD at heightened risk for community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization
July 11, 2019
COPD patients were about 18 times more likely to develop community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization.
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C-reactive protein testing reduced antibiotic prescribing in patients with COPD exacerbation
July 10, 2019
Fewer prescriptions, less reported antibiotic use, with no evidence of harm or reduced quality of life, according to PACE trial investigators.
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Higher omega-3 fatty acid levels cut heart failure risk
July 10, 2019
A large, multi-ethnic cohort study shows significantly higher levels of EPA in adults without heart failure.
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No reduction in PE risk with vena cava filters after severe injury
July 9, 2019
MELBOURNE – “Given the cost and risks associated with a vena cava filter, our data suggest that there is no urgency to insert the filter in patients who can be treated with prophylactic anticoagulation within 7 days after injury,” the investigators wrote.
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CDC: Look for early symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis, report suspected cases
July 9, 2019
The average age of a patient diagnosed with AFM is 5 years
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Hospitalist movers and shakers – July 2019
July 9, 2019
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
