Lauren Doctoroff, MD, FHM
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MACRA Provides New Direction for U.S. Healthcare
March 14, 2016
Last year, Congress passed legislation to permanently eliminate the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, created in 1997 and designed to hold Medicare Part B or outpatient spending under control.
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Steroids May Increase Venous Thromboembolism Risk
August 28, 2013
Glucocorticoid use associated with significant increase in VTE occurrence, JAMA Internal Medicine study shows
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Reviews of Research on Steroids and VTE Risk, Epidural Catheterization, and Beta-Blockers During Noncardiac Surgery
August 2, 2013
Also reviewed this month: advance-care planning for hospitalized elderly, impact of surgical complications, and patient-centered decision making
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New Codes Bridge Hospitals’ Post-Discharge Billing Gap
February 1, 2013
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) transitional-care management codes may boost post-discharge clinics, clarify hospitalists’ discharge planning
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
July 31, 2012
Neutral head position safe for internal jugular vein cannulation; thrombolysis decreases mortality in unstable patients with acute PE; rectal indomethacin decreases incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis; CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED as predictors in afib patients; no readmission, mortality decreases with self-supported COPD management; Medicare Premier P4P initiatives do not decrease mortality; in-hospital rate of DVT/PE after hip and knee arthroplasty; sodium chloride prevents contrast-induced nephropathy.
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
July 24, 2012
Supported self-management of COPD does not decrease readmission or mortality rates
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
July 11, 2012
Fluoroquinolones may increase rate of retinal detachment, a rare occurrence overall
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
June 13, 2012
Meta-analysis of 2001-2011 warfarin use shows decline in stroke rates compared with earlier studies