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Use of the dual-antiplatelet therapy score to guide treatment duration after percutaneous coronary intervention
December 20, 2017
Clinical question: Can the dual-antiplatelet therapy scoring system be used to determine which patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) would benefit from prolonged (24 months) DAPT?
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Outcomes of alcohol septal ablation in younger patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
December 19, 2017
Clinical question: Is alcohol septal ablation (ASA) safe in younger patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)?
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How will SNF readmissions penalties affect hospitalists?
December 19, 2017
Skilled nursing facilities will soon be penalized up to 2% of their Medicare reimbursement for posting higher-than-average rates of hospital readmissions.
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When should I transfuse a patient who has anemia?
December 19, 2017
In the presence of active blood loss or hemodynamic instability, blood transfusion should be considered independent of the initial hemoglobin level.
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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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Opinion
Transition in care from the MICU to the ward
December 15, 2017
Patient handoffs where both receiving and transferring providers share the same mental model result in better outcomes.
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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
