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HealthKit Wellness App Could Prove Helpful to Hospitalists
October 15, 2014
Apple software stores, tracks patient vital signs, medications, lab results, to be shared among multidisciplinary healthcare team
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Focus on Patient Experience Strengthens Hospital Medicine Movement
October 15, 2014
Monitoring, improving patient experiences gains importance as hospitalists target quality initiatives
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Hospital Stipends, Employment Models for Hospitalists Trends to Watch
October 15, 2014
Hospital medicine group leaders use data from State of Hospital Medicine Report to forecast changes
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Clinical Advice for Peri-Operative Patient Care
October 15, 2014
New book in Hospital Medicine: Current Concepts series offers pearls, pitfalls around systems of care, risk management, post-operative care for hospitalized patients
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Patient Engagement Growing Focus for Hospitals
October 15, 2014
Involving inpatients in their treatment, recovery may help hospitals customize their care
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London Hospitals Routinely Offering HIV Blood Tests
October 15, 2014
Pilot testing program for critical care inpatients aims to get more patients with HIV diagnosed sooner
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Hospital Capacity Increase of 72% Needed by 2050
October 15, 2014
Anticipated 67% annual rise in hospitalizations, 41% population growth behind projected demand for more hospital beds
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Outperforms Noctural Oxygen for Blood Pressure Reduction
October 15, 2014
CPAP better at decreasing 24-hour mean arterial pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, cardiac risk factors
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Lactate Clearance Portends Better Outcomes after Cardiac Arrest
October 13, 2014
Lower lactate levels, greater clearance associated with better survival, neurological outcomes
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Time to Meds Matters for Patients with Cardiac Arrest Due to Nonshockable Rhythms
October 13, 2014
Earlier administration of epinephrine associated with better survival outcomes