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Jerome C. Siy, MD, SFHM Explores Hospital Medicine’s Global Reach
March 29, 2016
Editor’s note: As SHM celebrates the “Year of the Hospitalist,” we’re putting the spotlight on some of our most active members who are making substantial contributions to hospital medicine. You can get involved, too!
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No Mortality Benefit to Cardiac Catheterization in Patients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
March 28, 2016
Clinical question: Can cardiac catheterization prolong survival in patients with stable ischemic heart disease? Background: Previous results from the COURAGE trial found no benefit of percutaneous intervention (PCI) as compared to medical therapy on a composite endpoint of death or nonfatal myoca
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Increase in Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Disproportionate to Rate of Resistant Organisms
March 28, 2016
Clinical question: Have healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) guidelines improved treatment accuracy? Background: Guidelines released in 2005 call for the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for patients presenting with pneumonia who have had recent healthcare exposure.
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Considering Costs U.S. Hospitals choose Anticoagulant Rivaroxaban Over Warfarin
March 28, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. hospitals save money when they use the novel oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban instead of warfarin to treat patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE), a new analysis finds. "These days it's important to consider the cost of new drugs to the health system," Dr.
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10 Reasons to Attend the Quality and Safety Educators Academy
March 27, 2016
Teaching quality improvement and patient safety is no longer an elective—it’s a necessity.
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2016 Fellows in Hospital Medicine
March 27, 2016
MHM Tina Budnitz, MPH, MHM Greg Maynard, MD, MHM Eric Howell, MD, MHM FHM Nicole Adler, MD, FHM Tochukwu Agbata, MD, FHM Alka Aggarwal, MD, FHM Gaurav Ahuja, MD, MBBS, FHM Sameena Akhtar, MD, FHM Karan Singh S. Alag, MD, MBBS, FHM Venkata N. Allada, MD, FACP, FHM Margaret M.
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HM16 Speakers, Attendees Focus on Training, Advancement, Work-Life Balance
March 26, 2016
SAN DIEGO — If you arrived late, or even right on time, to the session on becoming a better attending, you’d better have been ready to find a clear spot on the floor or have had the energy to stand for an hour. Read more about the speakers at HM16. But the dynamic talk, you could even say perf
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Discontinuing Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD Reduces Risk of Pneumonia
March 25, 2016
Clinical question: Is discontinuation of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) in patients with COPD associated with a decreased risk of pneumonia? Background: ICSs are used in up to 85% of patients treated for COPD but may be associated with adverse systemic side effects including pneumonia.
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MEDS Score for Sepsis Might Best Predict ED Mortality
March 25, 2016
Clinical question: Which illness severity score best predicts outcomes in emergency department (ED) patients presenting with infection? Background: Several scoring models have been developed to predict illness severity and mortality in patients with infection.
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Gum Disease is Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline for Alzhemier’s Patients
March 25, 2016
(Reuters Health) - For people with Alzheimer's disease, having gum disease is tied to faster cognitive decline, according to a new study. "What we have shown is that regardless of the severity of dementia (within this mild to moderate impaired group) that patients with more severe gum disease are
