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Occurrence of pulmonary embolisms in hospitalized patients nearly doubled during 2004-2015
March 24, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – National Inpatient Sample data showed that during 2004-2015 hospitalized U.S. patients with a PE diagnosis jumped by 80%.
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Hospitalists and PTs: Building strong relationships
March 21, 2019
Hospitalists and physical therapists can together achieve high-value care during and following a hospitalization.
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Quick Byte: Trauma care
March 20, 2019
Lessons learned by the U.S. military in trauma care can be applied in civilian medicine.
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Intensive blood pressure lowering may not reduce risk of recurrent stroke
March 20, 2019
HONOLULU – Intensive treatment significantly reduces blood pressure, compared with standard treatment, and is equally safe.
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Improving research dissemination among hospitalists
March 19, 2019
An online journal club can help spread the word.
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Andexanet alfa effectively reverses factor Xa inhibition
March 18, 2019
HONOLULU – The drug establishes good or excellent hemostasis in 82% of patients with acute major bleeding associated with factor Xa inhibition.
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Is a telehospitalist service right for you and your group?
March 18, 2019
Hospitalists will have to determine how best to take advantage of the innovative model of care offered by telemedicine.
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Journal of Hospital Medicine launches new clinical guidelines series
March 15, 2019
New formats enable busy clinicians to quickly understand the latest research and apply it to practice.
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Advance care planning codes not being used
March 14, 2019
Few physicians are taking advantage of Medicare payment codes that reimburse them for discussing end-of-life planning with patients.
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Hospital-onset sepsis twice as lethal as community-onset disease
March 14, 2019
SAN DIEGO – Quality of care differences could be one factor explaining the greater mortality.
