ASE 2013
New research is being presented at ASE 2013, the annual scientific sessions of the American...
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Hospital Medicine
Why Don’t Hospitalized Elderly Patients Walk?
Forty-three minutes—that’s the median length of time a hospitalized elderly patient spends standing or walking daily, reports a New York Times story. Not only that, the paper from which the 43 minutes number came also noted that...
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Tackling Surgical Site Infections
© Copyright 2013, Joint Commission Center for Transforming...
Read MoreEHRs Costly for Most Physicians
Most practices, especially smaller ones, do not appear to achieve positive returns on investment when adopting electronic health records (EHRs) with current meaningful use incentives alone. American researchers who surveyed...
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Avoiding Readmission After CABG
Researchers from New York suggest that readmissions after CABG may be reduced through careful...
Read MoreSurvival After Hypotensive Shock & Vasopressor Therapy
Results of a study of patients with shock requiring high-dose vasopressor therapy indicate that only about one in six survives to 90 days after therapy. Stress-dose corticosteroid therapy was associated with a higher survival...
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CEID Infections: Predicting Mortality
In patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infections, the development...
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ATS 2013: Delayed ICU Transfer Increases Mortality Risk
The Particulars: Previous research has indicated that early intervention appears to improve...
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APA 2013: Follow-Up Schizophrenia Care
The Particulars: The National Committee for Quality Assurance has proposed a quality measure for...
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APA 2013: Treating Delirium in Elderly Pneumonia Patients
The Particulars: Studies indicate that pneumonia is prevalent and potentially life-threatening in...
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APA 2013: Patient-Perceived Barriers to Alcohol Use Treatment
The Particulars: Previous research has not clearly defined barriers to care for adults with a...
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Pedometers Lead to More Walking, Fewer Exacerbations in COPD
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — A program of walking enhancement is therapeutic for patients with...
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ATS 2013: Exploring the Analgesic-Asthma Link
The Particulars: Studies have suggested that using analgesics during pregnancy or early childhood...
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ATS 2013: Identifying Depression Risk in COPD Patients
The Particulars: Studies suggest that the rate of depression among patients with COPD is...
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ATS 2013: Sleep Apnea & Glucose Levels in Prediabetes
The Particulars: Sleep apnea has been shown in clinical research to be associated with abnormal...
Read MoreHospital Medicine 2013: Attitudes Toward Post-Discharge Clinics
The Particulars: Although post-discharge clinics (PDCs) run by hospitalists appear to hold promise for improving access to care and reducing transitional care errors, they require additional responsibilities for hospitalists....
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Hospital Medicine 2013: Targeted Interventions Lower Readmissions, ED Use
The Particulars: Previous research has indicated that home visits after discharge can help prevent...
Read MoreHospital Medicine 2013: Emergency to Internal Medicine Handoffs
The Particulars: Handoffs from emergency medicine (EM) to internal medicine (IM) providers at patient admission have not been well characterized on a national level. Data Breakdown: Among EM and IM residency program directors...
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Hospital Medicine 2013
New research is being presented at Hospital Medicine 2013, the annual meeting of the Society of Hospital Medicine, from May 16-19 in National Harbor, MD. Meeting Highlights Emergency to Internal Medicine Handoffs Targeted...
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