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Hospitals will feel the squeeze of DSH payment changes
December 18, 2017
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has altered the formula previously used to determine disproportionate share payments, and there will be fallout for hospitals.
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Treat sleep apnea with positive airway pressure, but don’t expect it to prevent heart attacks
December 18, 2017
Clinical question: In patients with sleep apnea, does using positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment prevent adverse cardiovascular events and death?
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Different perspectives on the care delivery process
December 15, 2017
Different hospital services had divergent opinions about the challenges of care delivery during the inpatient, discharge, and outpatient follow up process.
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You aren’t (necessarily) a walking petri dish!
December 15, 2017
Does exposure to a patient with a multidrug-resistant organism result in colonization of a health care provider?
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Inpatient antiviral treatment reduces ICU admissions among influenza patients
December 14, 2017
In-hospital flu vaccinations could keep adults out of the ICU
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Idarucizumab reverses anticoagulation effects of dabigatran
December 14, 2017
Can idarucizumab reverse anticoagulation effects of dabigatran in a timely manner for urgent surgery or in the event of bleeding?
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Here’s what’s trending at SHM – Dec. 2017
December 14, 2017
Get the latest news about upcoming events, new programs and SHM initiatives.
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FDA approves premixed, low-volume colon-cleansing solution
December 13, 2017
The best way to ensure a good colonoscopy is with an effective prep.
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Reducing outpatient medication costs
December 13, 2017
Hospitalists used data to create a new algorithm-based tool to further reduce prescription cost.
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Quick Byte: Take a seat
December 12, 2017
Sitting down at a patient’s bedside improves some aspects of patients’ and families’ experience of their hospital care.
