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Elderly Patients with Pneumonia Benefit from ICU Care
November 18, 2015
NEW YORK - Elderly patients with pneumonia whose need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission is uncertain actually fare better in the ICU than on the general medical ward, a new study suggests. "Although our results should be confirmed with a randomized trial, clinicians should be aware that man
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Project BOOST Study Is Journal of Hospital Medicine’s Top-Cited Article in 2014
November 17, 2015
A study that examines Project BOOST’s effectiveness at decreasing rehospitalization rates was the top-cited article from the Journal of Hospital Medicine (JHM) in 2014.
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Nursing Care Top-Ranked Factor in Pediatric Inpatient Satisfaction Survey
November 17, 2015
A recent patient satisfaction survey that ranked nursing care as the most important factor within inpatient pediatric care settings comes as no surprise to the chair of SHM’s Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Committee. Published online last month in the American Journal of Medical Quality,
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New ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for Management of SVT
November 17, 2015
NEW YORK - Catheter ablation is favored for the management of most forms of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in adults, according to revised guidelines from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/Heart Rhythm Society (ACC/AHA/HRS). SVT affects 2.25 in 1000 individuals in
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Poor Surgical Outcomes for Safety-Net Hospitals
November 16, 2015
NEW YORK - Hospital resources, and not necessarily patient characteristics, may be causing safety-net hospitals to deliver inferior surgical outcomes at increased cost in elective surgical procedures, according to a new study. "Analysis of Medicare Hospital Compare data revealed that safety-net h
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Dementia Most Costly Terminal Disease, Study Says
November 13, 2015
Families may spend almost twice as much caring for dementia patients at the end of life than they might if their loved one suffered from a different disease, a U.S. study suggests. Costs paid by Medicare, the U.S.
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Outpatient Care Costly for Hospitals
November 12, 2015
NEW YORK - Outpatient care may cost more when hospitals own the medical practices or employ the physicians, a U.S.
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Younger Type 2 Diabetics Face Greater Mortality Risks
November 11, 2015
NEW YORK - People with type 2 diabetes are 15 percent more likely to die from any cause and 14 percent more likely to die from a cardiovascular cause than non-diabetics at any given time, according to data from several Swedish registries. The rates are significantly lower than previous estimates.
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Drug Treatment Key to Fewer Hospitalizations for Schizophrenic Patients
November 10, 2015
NEW YORK - Initiation of antipsychotic or antidepressant drug treatment is linked to a reduction in hospitalizations for patients with schizophrenia, according to a new study. "Use of sulpiride, mirtazapine, venlafaxine, and clozapine-aripiprazole and clozapine amisulpride combinations were assoc
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HM16 RIV Abstract Submission Deadline Dec. 1, 2015
November 9, 2015
Seize the opportunity to present your research, innovative ideas, and clinical stories to a national audience at HM16. Visit the submission site for full details. To ensure success, SHM strongly recommends that you complete your submission well ahead of the deadline of Wednesday, Dec.