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State of Hospital Medicine Survey plays key role in operational decision making
January 9, 2020
Submit your team’s data by February 16 to help build the latest State of Hospital Medicine Report.
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Hospitalists deal with patient discrimination
January 7, 2020
The hospital is the only place some patients will find themselves in intimate interactions with people of other ethnicities.
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Treating pain with virtual reality
January 7, 2020
It offers more than just distraction.
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New hypertension performance measures boost 130/80 mm Hg target
January 6, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Hypertension performance and quality measures from the AHA and ACC provide a guide for implementing the 2017 hypertension guideline.
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Farxiga granted Priority Review for treatment of adults with HFrEF
January 6, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing dapagliflozin for reducing the risk of cardiovascular death or worsening of heart failure in adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction based on DAPA-HF.
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Flu records most active December since 2003
January 3, 2020
The CDC estimates that 6.4 million flu illnesses and 55,000 hospitalizations have occurred so far this season.
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Cultivating patient activation through technology
January 3, 2020
The key to success will likely involve tailoring interventions to individual patients.
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Experts call to revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act
January 3, 2020
A neurologist and her colleagues propose changes with the goal of clarifying and harmonizing procedures for determining death by neurologic criteria.
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Aligning scheduling and satisfaction
January 2, 2020
Burnout and retention can be associated with work hours.
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Early increase in flu activity shows no signs of slowing
December 27, 2019
Outpatients visits are already higher than at any time last season, and the peak occurs most often in February.