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Rising Medicare Spending for End-of-Life Care Brings Patients’ Wishes into Focus
July 31, 2013
Patients increasingly use hospice services over hospitalization in their last days, study shows
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Improved Mortality Rates with Prone Positioning in Severe ARDS
July 18, 2013
Do patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome who require mechanical ventilation fare better with early prone positioning?
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Universal MRSA Decolonization in ICU Leads to Fewer Bloodstream Infections
July 18, 2013
Does universal decolonization for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients in the intensive care unit decrease the rate of MRSA-positive clinical cultures?
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Emergency Department EHRs Raise Quality, Safety Concerns
July 17, 2013
Study highlights lack of industrywide standards, potential hazards for medical records
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Surgical-Site-Infection Risk Not Associated with Prophylactic Antibiotic Timing
July 17, 2013
Administering antibiotics 60 minutes pre-incision doesn’t significantly reduce post-operative infection rates: JAMA study
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Two Distinct Pathways to Hospital Leadership
July 8, 2013
Experts offer career advancement routes, warn hospitalists of time, energy, and financial commitment
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Minutes Matter for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
July 3, 2013
Reducing onset-to-treatment time by just 15 minutes lowers in-hospital mortality, hemorrhage rates: JAMA study
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Conway to Head Medicare Innovation Center
July 3, 2013
Pediatric hospitalist takes charge as agency accepts applications for health-care-innovation grants
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Proton-Pump Inhibitors Associated with Increased Mortality Risk
July 2, 2013
Is the use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) associated with risk of mortality or combined risk of death or rehospitalization in older patients discharged from acute-care hospitals
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Diabetes Mellitus Does Not Increase Risk of Surgical Complications after Elective Total Knee Replacement Surgery
July 2, 2013
Does uncontrolled diabetes mellitus increase risk for post-operative complications after elective joint replacement surgery?