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Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) May Help Determine Mortality Risk
August 1, 2014
Updated MELD model may provide more accurate method of predicting inpatient mortality rates for hospitalized cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding
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Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations Due to Insulin
August 1, 2014
Risk of insulin-related hypoglycemia in patients older than 80 should be considered prior to starting insulin regimen, increasing insulin dose
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Healthcare Worker Attire Recommendations
August 1, 2014
Patients prefer formal, white coats on healthcare personnel (HCP), but patient satisfaction, confidence were not affected by less formal attire given potential infection risks from HCP clothing
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Prediction Tool for Readmissions Due to End-of-Life Care
August 1, 2014
Factors used in prediction model can help identify end-of-life patients at high risk of readmissions, prioritize resources to minimize risk
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Colonic Malignancy Risk Appears Low After Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
August 1, 2014
Risk of malignancy was less than 1% for patients who had a colonic evaluation after episode of uncomplicated diverticulitis
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Physician Burnout Reduced with Intervention Groups
August 1, 2014
Small-group intervention lessened physicians’ feelings of depersonalization, emotional exhaustion while boosting engagement, empowerment
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Adult Hospital Medicine Boot Camp for Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners
August 1, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine's annual program scheduled Oct. 2–5 at Atlanta’s Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel
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Deaf Hospitalist Focuses on Teaching, Co-Management, Patient-Centered Care
August 1, 2014
Hospitalist team leader, educator Christopher Moreland, MD, MPH, FACP, has changed how peers regard doctors with disabilities
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Hospitals Lose $45.9 Billion in Uncompensated Care in 2012
July 1, 2014
American Hospital Association survey ties revenue loss to bad debt, charity care provided to patients who can't pay
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Yogurt May Reduce Clostridium Difficile Infection Rate
July 1, 2014
Incidence of C.diff cut by two-thirds among inpatients on antibiotics who ate yogurt at Pennsylvania-based hospital
