Search results for "Cardiac rehabilitation"
December 2010
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/
Educational reminders by mail and phone increased uptake of cardiac rehab after MI
While an educational intervention increased the odds that patients would complete cardiac rehabilitation after a myocardial infarction (MI) compared with usual care, it did not affect adherence to cardiac medications, a Canadian trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/17/4.htm
17 Jun 2020
In the News
Reports to the FDA of drug-related injury and death nearly tripled in the past eight years.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/itn.htm
15 Nov 2007
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
Work hours, cardiac rehab, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2020
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
Helping patients help themselves
Research indicates that few eligible patients participate in a cardiac rehab program after hospital discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/rehab.htm
15 Dec 2010
Automatic prompts, clinician discussions boost cardiac rehab referral, enrollment
Automatic referral combined with a clinician discussion can increase patients' use of cardiac rehabilitation after hospital discharge, new research suggests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/02/4.htm
2 Mar 2011
Sodium excretion, postop antibiotics, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2019
The next issue is online
The December issue of ACP Hospitalist is online. Don't miss stories on dealing with addiction, boosting referrals to cardiac rehabilitation and judicious use of CT scans.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/22/5.htm
22 Dec 2010