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Avoiding in-hospital acute kidney injury is a new imperative
April 29, 2018
NEW ORLEANS – The myth that acute kidney injury in certain hospitalized patients is inevitable has been destroyed.
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CMS floats Medicare direct provider contracting
April 27, 2018
A new request for information seeks input on how such a system might work.
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Noninvasive cardiac testing to rule out acute coronary syndromes provides no benefit in low-risk chest pain patients
April 27, 2018
Does clinical evaluation and noninvasive cardiac testing improve outcomes in patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with acute chest pain, compared with clinical evaluation alone?
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Female physicians face enduring wage gap
April 27, 2018
Earnings for women in the 50 largest metro areas came up short by 27.7% last year.
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Sepsis versus SIRS blood test shows high sensitivity
April 26, 2018
Researchers believe an FDA-approved tool could help doctors better diagnose sepsis.
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Don’t delay hip-fracture surgery
April 26, 2018
What is the association of wait time and 30-day mortality in patients undergoing hip-fracture surgery?
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Lower risk of ICH with dabigatran as compared to warfarin in atrial fibrillation
April 26, 2018
Is dabigatran superior to warfarin with regards to the risk of intracranial hemorrhage and myocardial infarction in patients with atrial fibrillation?
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Beware nonopiate meds with high street value
April 25, 2018
NEW ORLEANS – Use these safeguards when prescribing gabapentin and other high-abuse-potential drugs.
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Fecal microbiota transplantation by capsule effective in preventing recurrent C. difficile
April 25, 2018
Clinical question: Is fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) by oral capsule noninferior to administration via colonoscopy in preventing recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (RCDI)?
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Inpatient care by PCPs associated with lower mortality than care by hospitalists
April 24, 2018
Clinical question: Are there differences in mortality and health care resource utilization in patients treated by hospitalists, primary care physicians, or other generalists?
