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News
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.
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Developing clinical mastery at HM19
March 13, 2019
New educational minitrack at HM19 will emphasize skills required for bedside diagnostic mastery.
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Prior authorization an increasing burden
March 13, 2019
Insurers are not following the 2018 consensus statement on improving the prior authorization process, the AMA says.
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Crafting a “well-rounded” program
March 13, 2019
Dr. Dustin Smith highlights top sessions at the SHM 2019 annual conference.
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Experts offer HM19 ‘must-see’ tips
March 13, 2019
Seasoned experts are here to ease your struggle with suggestions for sessions they consider the best of the best and tips on getting the most out of the conference.
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Higher blood pressure after thrombectomy links with bad stroke outcomes
March 12, 2019
HONOLULU – Observational data showed that ischemic stroke patients with systolic blood pressure above 158 mm Hg after thrombectomy had worse outcomes.
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Newer antihyperglycemic drugs have distinctive CV, kidney benefits
March 12, 2019
SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 RAs have different effects on cardiovascular and kidney disease outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Opinion
What’s driving burnout?
March 12, 2019
Doctors are working fewer hours and seeing fewer patients but still struggling with morale and burnout.
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Five pitfalls in optimizing medical management of HFrEF
March 8, 2019
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “A key message is that stability is an illusion in patients with symptomatic heart failure.” – Dr. Akshay S. Desai
