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Infection, Acute Kidney Injury Raise 30-Day Readmission Risk for Sepsis Survivors
August 25, 2015
Nearly one-third of hospitalized patients who survive severe sepsis or septic shock require readmission within 30 days, according to a new report in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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Medicare Rule May Needlessly Extend Hospital Stay
August 19, 2015
(Reuters Health) - A decades old Medicare rule requiring a three-day hospital stay before patients can transfer to skilled nursing facilities may needlessly prolong hospitalizations, a study suggests. Researchers compared the average time patients were hospitalized between 2006 and
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Better Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Outcomes at Higher-Volume Institutions
August 18, 2015
NEW YORK - In-hospital mortality and bleeding rates after catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) of lower extremity proximal deep vein thrombosis are lower in institutions that perform more procedures than in those with fewer procedures, according to a new study. "As utilization of CDT continues to
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Inflammation Contributes to Effect of Diabetes on Brain
August 17, 2015
NEW YORK - Inflammation may contribute to impaired cerebral vasoregulation in type 2 diabetes, research suggests. In a two-year study, participants with type 2 diabetes experienced diminished regional and global vasoreactivity in the brain, as well as a decline in cognitive function and the abili
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Triple Therapy May Increase Major Bleeding in Older Patients with Acute MI, AF
August 14, 2015
NEW YORK - Compared with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), triple therapy increases the risk of major bleeding without altering the rates of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, or death in older patients with acute MI and atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a registry study. "These data sugges
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LISTEN NOW: Tales from the Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignette (RIV) Poster Competition
August 13, 2015
Hospitalists who presented RIV posters at HM15 talk about their projects. Dr. Brian Poustinchian worked on a bedside rounding study at Midwestern University in Illinois, and Dr.
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Similar Early Outcomes in nvAF Regardless of Anticoagulant Type
August 13, 2015
NEW YORK - In the early months of anticoagulant treatment, patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (nvAF) have similar rates of bleeding and arterial clots with dabigatran, rivaroxaban and vitamin K antagonists (VKA) like warfarin, researchers from France report. Large randomized trials hav
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China’s Healthcare Reform Drive Stuck in First Gear
August 12, 2015
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Li Tiantian, a Chinese doctor turned tech entrepreneur, is a leading light of the country's much-trumpeted healthcare reform drive.
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Poor Inpatient Memory Can Undermine Teachable Moments
August 11, 2015
Memory loss is prevalent among adult hospitalized patients and can complicate hospitalists' job of teaching them about their conditions and home care, recent research suggests.
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TeamHealth-IPC Deal Latest in Consolidation Trend
August 11, 2015
Two deals involving hospitalist management firms were announced in the past week, further consolidating the ranks of staffing companies in the specialty. In the bigger deal, TeamHealth Holdings, Inc., last week agreed to acquire IPC Healthcare Inc. of North Hollywood, Calif., for $1.6 billion.