The Impact of Test Fee Knowledge
Hospital patients and providers are often unaware of the fees that come with most medical...
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Hospital Medicine
An Update on Pulmonary Rehabilitation
In 2006, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) released a...
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The Costs of Chronic Illnesses: Treat or Eat?
Studies have suggested that adults with chronic disease are often unable to meet medication and...
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Predicting COPD-Related Mortality in the Elderly
About 10 years ago, researchers validated the BODE index—which stands for BMI, airflow...
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Surrogate Decision Making for Older Hospitalized Adults
The aging population has led to a greater number of older adults being hospitalized with various...
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Ebola: Are We Prepared?
While the government came out last week proclaiming that healthcare workers are prepared for an...
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Anesthesiology 2014: Comparing Anesthesia Types for Hip Fracture Surgery
The Particulars: Researchers have hypothesized that regional anesthesia may reduce the risk of...
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Anesthesiology 2014: Comparing Anesthesia Types for Colectomy
The Particulars: Studies have shown that anesthesia type can play a role in perioperative outcomes...
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Anesthesiology 2014: Declining Rates of Adverse Events During Anesthesia
The Particulars: Understanding factors associated with anesthetic complications and “near misses”...
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Anesthesiology 2014: Anesthesiologist-Led Care for TKA Patients
The Particulars: The high perioperative and postoperative costs associated with total knee...
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Anesthesiology 2014: Trends in Postoperative Pain Severity
The Particulars: Previous research found that postoperative pain management did not appear to...
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Managing Pain in Obese ED Patients
Weight-based dosing of opioids is a commonly used approach for managing patients who present to...
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Assessing Meditation Programs
Meditation programs involve learning skills about self-awareness of the mind and body. The various...
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Managing UTIs in Older Women
Recent estimates show that urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial...
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Anesthesia vs. Surgery: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
A surgeon did an operation under local anesthesia with sedation in a very anxious, elderly...
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Analyzing Why Patients Seek ED Care
According to CDC data, the number of annual visits to EDs across the United States has steadily...
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IDWeek 2014: Reducing Rates of Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia
The Particulars: The United States government’s Healthy People 2020 initiative set a goal of...
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IDWeek 2014: The Effect of Face-to-Face Networking on HIV Testing
The Particulars: The effects of traditional HIV testing and referral programs can be limited...
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IDWeek 2014: Antibiotic Stewardship Benefits Children
The Particulars: Studies show that antibiotic stewardship programs can help reduce inappropriate...
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IDWeek 2014: HIV Pharmacist Reconciliation & ART Prescription Errors
The Particulars: Previous research has shown that antiretroviral therapy (ART) prescribing errors...
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