Search results for "Cardiac rehabilitation"
The early referral gets the rehab
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit boosted rehab rates to over 70%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/success.htm
15 May 2013
Cardiopulmonary stress testing
What the hospitalist needs to know.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/stress-testing.htm
15 Feb 2015
Cardiopulmonary stress testing
What the hospitalist needs to know.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/test.htm
15 Feb 2015
AHA releases scientific statement on acute MI in women
Differences in clinical presentation affect the timely identification, testing, and management of ischemic symptoms, leading to misdiagnosis, delayed revascularization, and higher acute myocardial infarction mortality rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/03/2.htm
3 Feb 2016
In the News
Myocardial infarction in women, managing candidiasis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2016
Focusing on acute MI in women
An expert offers insight on the American Heart Association's first scientific statement on the topic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/07/q-a-acute-MI-in-women.htm
15 Jul 2016
CMS gives hospitals star ratings for overall care, expands bundled payments
The new Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating summarizes data from existing publicly reported quality measures into a single star rating for each hospital on the Hospital Compare website, while the proposed expansion of the bundled payment program includes new or changed bundles for cardiac care, hip surgery, and cardiac rehabilitation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/03/1.htm
3 Aug 2016
Study links cardiac rehab after acute MI with lower mortality but not improved health outcomes
Cardiac rehab participants and nonparticipants both experienced improvements in health status outcomes in the 12 months after discharge, but there were no clinical differences between groups in the mean scores on both survey instruments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/02/5.htm
2 Nov 2016
Heart failure readmission rates not associated with quality or mortality
The results raise questions about the validity of 30-day readmissions as a performance and payment metric for hospitals, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/16/2.htm
16 Nov 2016
Studies on infectious diseases, neurology, and more
Isolation precautions may not always be of benefit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2017