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Mortality Risk in Patients Older than 75 Presenting with Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
September 9, 2015
Clinical question: Is there a score that will predict the mortality rate in elderly patients presenting with a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)? Background: Although they represent only 9% of patients in clinical trials, patients over the age of 75 make up one third of patients wit
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Family Physicians Propose Payment for PCPs’ Hospital Consult Visits
September 8, 2015
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has appealed to some of the nation's largest insurers, asking for coverage of hospital consults conducted by PCPs on behalf of hospitalists for their patients who are in the hospital. "We believe that there is value in paying primary care physician
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App Helps Hospitalists Prevent Inpatient Falls
September 8, 2015
Every year, hundreds of thousands of hospitalized patients fall. Now, hospitalists can get help in dramatically reducing those numbers.
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Rise of the Chief Patient Experience Officer
September 8, 2015
Since the Cleveland Clinic hired its first CXO in 2007, more than 60 medical institutions have followed suit
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Cognitive, Emotional Memory Disconnect Impacts Patient Satisfaction
September 8, 2015
Patients judge quality of medical care on emotional memory
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Increased Mortality With Perioperative Beta-Blockade in Low-Risk Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
September 3, 2015
Clinical question: Does the use of perioperative beta-blockers affect the outcomes in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery? Bottom line: Determining the presence or absence of cardiac risk factors is important when deciding whether to use beta-blockers during the perioperative period for patien
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Wells Score Not Helpful in Hospitalized Patients With Suspected DVT
September 3, 2015
Clinical question: How useful is the Wells score for risk-stratifying hospitalized patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis? Bottom line: The Wells score is not helpful in the inpatient setting to predict the presence or absence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
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Society of Hospital Medicine Builds Awareness of HM Career Benefits
September 2, 2015
It’s that time of year again. Across the country, thousands of students are starting medical school.
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Opinion
Why Hospitalist Morale is Declining and Ways to Improve It
September 2, 2015
[caption id="attachment_11094" align="alignright" width="250"] Some hospitals have begun to resist providing more support, and this translates into stress and lower morale for hospitalists.
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Corticosteroids Show Benefit in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
August 25, 2015
Clinical question: Does corticosteroid treatment shorten systemic illness in patients admitted to the hospital for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)? Background: Pneumonia is the third-leading cause of death worldwide.
