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Wells Score Can’t Rule Out Deep Vein Thrombosis in Inpatient Setting
October 6, 2015
Clinical question: Should the Wells score be used for DVT risk stratification in the hospital? Background: The Wells score was derived to reduce lower extremity ultrasounds (LEUS) in the outpatient evaluation of DVTs.
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Social, System Factors Can Influence Decisions to Continue Patient Care
October 6, 2015
Clinical question: Why do healthcare providers work while sick? Background: Healthcare providers generally are aware of the risks of infection to hospitalized patients; however, despite this knowledge, several studies have revealed providers continue to work while ill. Study design: Mixed-meth
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COPD Exacerbation Prevention: April 2015 CHEST Guidelines
October 6, 2015
Background The CHEST guidelines for the prevention of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) were developed through a collaboration between the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS).
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Hospitals Save Estimated $67 Million by Tracking Energy Consumption
October 5, 2015
Estimated savings in energy costs posted by hospitals participating in the American Hospital Association’s affiliated American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) Energy to Care Program.
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Consumer Reports Rates Hospitals on Infection Control, Prevention
October 5, 2015
Consumer Reports included for the first time in its national hospital quality ratings a ranking of how well 3,000 hospitals are controlling common deadly infections such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile. The How Your Hospital Can Make You Sick report
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Joint Commission Offers Resource to Prevent Hospital Falls
October 5, 2015
The Joint Commission’s Center for Transforming Healthcare has released its Targeted Solutions Tool for preventing hospital inpatient falls and falls with injuries.
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Hospitalists’ Research Analyzes Links between Hyperglycemia, Sleep Deprivation
October 5, 2015
An RIV poster presented at HM15 highlights a common problem hospitalists face: morning hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients, including patients not previously diagnosed with diabetes.1 Lead author Regina Heyl DePietro, BA, now a medical student at Stony Brook (N.Y.) School of Medicine, working wit
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Opinion
Hospital Groups Might Do Better Without Daytime Admission Shifts, Morning Meetings
October 5, 2015
[caption id="attachment_11415" align="alignright" width="295"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] You shouldn’t maintain things that do not deliver the value you anticipated when you first put them in place.
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Hospitalists’ Role in Improving Patient Experience: A Baldridge Winner’s Perspective
September 9, 2015
How Texas-based Hill Country Memorial achieved top-level patient experience performance by engaging physicians, using consumer input
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Post-Procedural Bridging Therapy for Secondary Prevention of VTE Increases Rate of Bleeding
September 9, 2015
Research Review: Post-Procedural Bridging Therapy and VTE Prevention
