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HM19: Pediatric clinical conundrums
May 9, 2019
The rare and the unusual often present opportunities for clinical learning.
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Hospitalist movers and shakers – May 2019
May 9, 2019
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
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Racial, economic disparities found in buprenorphine prescriptions
May 8, 2019
Black patients and patients without private health insurance are less likely to receive a buprenorphine prescription for opioid use disorder.
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Quick Byte: Hope for HF patients
May 8, 2019
Device shows promise for heart failure patients.
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The search for a life-changing innovation
May 7, 2019
A new book documents the decades-long pursuit of an artificial heart.
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Single-center study outlines stroke risk, DOAC type in nonvalvular AFib patients
May 6, 2019
PHILADELPHIA –Rivaroxaban was more often than other DOACs associated with events in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients, based on a small study from a tertiary care center in Australia.
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Direct pharmacy dispensing of naloxone linked to drop in fatal overdoses
May 6, 2019
But emergency department visits related to opioids increased in new adopters of direct authority laws.
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Top 10 tips community hospitalists need to know for implementing a QI project
May 3, 2019
Even the smallest quality improvement projects can make considerable change.
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Only 1.5% of individuals at high risk of opioid overdose receive naloxone
May 3, 2019
“Clinicians can address this gap by regularly prescribing naloxone to eligible patients.”
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Breaking the high-utilization cycle
May 2, 2019
Cooperative method addresses unnecessary testing, ineffective treatment plans.