News
Delirium Severity Scoring System CAM-S Correlates with Length of Stay, Mortality
October 13, 2014
Enhanced confusion assessment method scoring system associates delirium severity, inpatient outcomes
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Thrombolytics in Pulmonary Embolism Associated with Lower Mortality, Increased Bleeding
October 13, 2014
Patients with hemodynamic instability and massive PE, or those not responding to anticoagulation, may benefit
News
Interventions Effective in Preventing Hospital Readmissions
October 13, 2014
Home visits, self-care suppport, patient education can help reduce 30-day rehospitalizations
News
Negotiation Skills for Physicians
September 3, 2014
Basic concepts, processes that can lead to successful negotiations
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Medical Billing Protocol for Discharge Summary Preparation, Signoff
September 2, 2014
Proper procedures for nurse practitioners, physician assistants
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Opinion
Put Key Principles, Characteristics of Effective Hospital Medicine Groups to Work
September 2, 2014
Tooklit offers insight on high-efficiency HM groups, provides a guide to enact change
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Dexamethasone Equivalent to Prednisone/Prednisolone in Symptomatic Improvement, Risk of Revisit for Acute Asthma Exacerbations
September 2, 2014
Benefits found with dexamethasone use compared with corticosteroids for children with mild-to-moderate asthma exacerbations
News
Higher Mean Arterial Pressure in Septic Shock Patients Doesn’t Decrease Mortality
September 2, 2014
Mortality rates not significantly different in patients with septic shock randomized to higher MAP targets
News
Infection Risk Decreases With Lower Red Blood Cell Transfusion Thresholds
September 2, 2014
Restrictive RBC transfusion guidelines associated with less risk of healthcare-acquired infections than liberal transfusion thresholds
News
Head Computed Tomography Scans Not Needed for Most Delirium Inpatients
September 2, 2014
CT scans found to have low diagnotistic utility for delirious inpatients without head trauma, fall, or known intracranial process
