GLP-1 receptor agonist lixisenatide approved for type 2 diabetes
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the once-daily injectable lixisenatide, a glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, as an adjunct to diet and exercise for improved glycemic... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 29, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Law & Medicine: Discovery rule and statute of limitations
Question: In July 2002, a patient in California underwent surgery for a herniated T8-9 disk, but the surgeon instead removed the T6-7 and T7-8 disks. On Sept. 11, 2002, the surgeon discussed... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 29, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for homeless patients saves lives, cuts costs
Prolonged hospitalizations for complicated patients with severe infections who need long courses of intravenous antibiotics, are common in many institutions.
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 28, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Hemophilia guideline recommends integrated care model
ORLANDO – An integrated care model that includes a hematologist, a specialized hematology nurse, a physical therapist, a social worker, and 24/7 access to a specialized coagulation laboratory is... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 27, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Different approaches can combat negative online reviews
Like most physicians, Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith was used to receiving the occasional negative online review about her practice. But a biting post from several years ago was so wrenching that it nearly... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 27, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
No one-size-fits-all approach for reducing hospital readmissions
SAN DIEGO – Despite advances in the way surgeons practice their craft and measure outcomes in a meaningful way, the rate of hospital readmissions remains unacceptably high, according to an Emory... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 27, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
FDA updates warning label for systemic fluoroquinolones
The Food and Drug Administration has amended the boxed warning on labels for fluoroquinolone antibiotics, taken either orally or by injection, to reflect recent findings of the drugs’ alarming... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 26, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
VIDEO: Medicare pays billions for potentially avoidable hospital admissions in dementia patients
TORONTO – In 2013, Medicare spent $2.6 billion on potentially avoidable hospitalizations for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
About half of these hospital visits – each of... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 26, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
The drive to cut readmissions after bariatric surgery continues with DROP project
SAN DIEGO – John Morton, MD, started his bariatric surgery career about the same time that demand for gastric bypass and other bariatric procedures began to skyrocket. But a troubling trend... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 25, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Withdrawing risperidone spikes risk for psychotic relapse in hallucinating Alzheimer’s patients
TORONTO – Hallucinations – especially auditory hallucinations – triple the risk that a risperidone-controlled Alzheimer’s patient with psychoses will relapse if the drug is withdrawn.
“I think the... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 25, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
<i>Candida</i> colonization raises risk of Acinetobacter-based VAP
Acinetobacter baumanii was the most common cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients, and the risk of A. baumannii infection was significantly higher when airways were... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 24, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Candida colonization raises risk of Acinetobacter-based VAP
Acinetobacter baumanii was the most common cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients, and the risk of A. baumannii infection was significantly higher when airways were... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 24, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Blood management strategy leads to cost savings, less waste
SAN DIEGO – A process intended to optimize blood management led to a 30% reduction in blood use and a savings of $2 million, results from a single-center study showed.
“Blood is a limited resource... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 22, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Hospitalization costs unaffected by Medicaid status for children with asthma
Medicaid status did not significantly affect costs for children who were hospitalized because of asthma, according to Jeffrey H. Silber, MD, and his associates.
In a study of 17,739 matched pairs of... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 22, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
CMS seeks input on future of Open Payments program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking physician input on the Open Payments program.
The agency signaled its intent to gather information in its <a... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - July 21, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
