Most sepsis cases begin outside of the hospital
Sepsis is a medical emergency that begins outside of the hospital in 79% of cases. In addition, 72% of patients with sepsis had recently used healthcare services or had chronic diseases that required... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 23, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Evidence doesn’t support tight glycemic control
The scientific evidence does not support tight glycemic control as a means to prevent the complications of type 2 diabetes, even though most clinical practice guidelines, quality-of-care measures,... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 23, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Healthy donor stool safe, effective for recurrent CDI
For patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), donor stool administered via colonoscopy seemed safe and achieved clinical cure significantly more often than autologous... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 22, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Decision Support in Medicine: HIT Syndrome
1. Description of the problem Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a potentially fatal immunologic complication of heparin therapy. ... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 22, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Inadequate diversity snags hypertrophic cardiomyopathy genetic linkages
The genetic tests used for more than a decade to identify patients or family members who carry genetic mutations linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are seriously flawed.
The tests have been... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 22, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Appeals court ruling protects marijuana doctors from prosecution
A new appellate ruling protects doctors from federal prosecution when they recommend medical marijuana in accordance with state law.
In an Aug. 16 opinion, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 19, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Pertussis often goes undiagnosed, especially in adults
A majority of pertussis cases in the United States may go undetected in people under the age of 50, particularly in adults, results of a retrospective database cohort study suggest.
“The incidence... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 18, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Law & Medicine: Disciplinary function of state medical boards
(This column is the first in a three-part series.)
Question: Which of the following statements about state medical boards is best?
A. They are made up exclusively of... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 18, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Obamacare marketplace shakeout rocks Arizona, Southeast
Some of the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces are in turmoil as the fourth open enrollment season approaches this fall, but what’s ahead for consumers very much depends on where they... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 18, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Ankylosing spondylitis patients develop multiple comorbidities after diagnosis
DENVER – Evidence continues to mount that ankylosing spondylitis patients are at increased risk for developing various comorbidities, compared with the general adult population.
Patients newly... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 17, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Mortality rates higher among influenza B patients than influenza A patients
Influenza-attributable mortality was significantly greater in children with influenza B, compared with influenza A, investigators found.
Among those with influenza B, patients aged 10-16 years were... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 17, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
5 tips to surviving Meaningful Use audits
The Meaningful Use (MU) program as doctors know it may soon be ending, but audits of past attestations are slated to continue for at least the next 6 years.
Experts offer the following guidance on... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 16, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Cardiologists underrecognize angina about half the time
Angina is underrecognized by cardiologists in clinic visits, compared with assessments made by the patients themselves, suggesting that a standard screening tool be used to improve accuracy.... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 16, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Decision Support in Medicine: Alcohol withdrawal
1. What every physician needs to know.Alcohol withdrawal symptoms can vary widely among patients, therefore, it is important to be aware of the range of symptoms that need to be... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 15, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
FBI questions legality of telemedicine compact laws
The FBI is raising concerns that language in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact violates federal regulations over criminal background checks. The government pushback could mean implementation... (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - August 15, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
