Converge Coverage Archives - Page 53 of 104

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Clinicians, CMS confer over heart failure–readmission penalty
April 10, 2019
Evidence showed the CMS hospital penalty for excess heart failure readmissions has had unintended adverse consequences and needs fixing.
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HM19: Pediatric medical and surgical co-management
April 10, 2019
The more modern co-management model infuses a need for anticipatory and prevention-heavy approach.
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HM19: Lessons from the Update in Hospital Medicine session
April 5, 2019
Dr. Amith Skandhan and Dr. Raman Palabindala discuss more of their favorite lessons from HM19.
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HM19: Key takeaways on quality and innovation
April 5, 2019
Dr. Amith Skandhan and Dr. Raman Palabindala also discuss caring for the complex medically ill.
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ONC’s Dr. Rucker: Era of provider-controlled data is over
April 3, 2019
WASHINGTON – Interoperability going forward means putting the power in the hands of the patients, according to the government’s top health data official.
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‘Update in Hospital Medicine’ offered practice pearls at HM19
April 3, 2019
Topic choices reflected the breadth and diversity of patients taken care of by hospitalists.
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HM19 Day One highlights: Plenary and sepsis updates (VIDEO)
April 3, 2019
Dr. Kranthi Sitammagari of Atrium Health in Monroe, N.C., and Dr. Marina Farah of Farah MD Consulting in Corvallis, Ore., offer their expert analysis of the plenary session and Updates on Sepsis session at HM19.
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30-day readmissions after STEMI with cardiogenic shock 13%
April 2, 2019
WASHINGTON – Risk factors for 30-day readmission included female sex, older age, and comorbidities.
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HM19 Day One highlights: Pulmonary, critical care, and perioperative care updates (VIDEO)
March 29, 2019
Marina Farah, MD, MHA, and Kranthi Sitammagari, MD, editorial board members for The Hospitalist, discuss Day One highlights from HM19.
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Ticagrelor reversal agent looks promising
March 28, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – Ticagrelor’s antiplatelet effect was squelched within 5 minutes.