September 2015

Tweaking rapid response teams
Automation, new team members improving outcomes at some hospitals.
Seeing readmissions from the patient's point of view
Researchers begin to investigate patient-reported outcomes.
Heart failure gets a new drug
Sacubitril/valsartan attracted attention even before approval.
Myopericarditis: A clinical review
A case study highlights diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis and myopericarditis.
Patient surveys give hospitalists real-time feedback
A teaching hospital uses patient satisfaction data to improve care.
What do PCPs wish hospitalists would do?
A survey looks at what PCPs want from their professional relationships with hospitalists.
ICD-10: Contingency plan created
CMS has established a communications and coordination center as well as other measures to ease the transition.
Choosing unwisely
A fictionalized ED visit for a simple cut spins wildly out of control.
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes a cover story on changes in rapid response teams and articles on patients' perspectives of readmissions, heart failure treatment, hospitalist fellowships, and more.
Cases from Hennepin County Medical Center
Cases involving ventricular septal defect, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, hepatopulmonary syndrome, and others are discussed.
Warning on NSAIDs strengthened and new schizophrenia drug approved
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
Recent Research
MERS information, NSAIDs and antidepressants, ICDs in older patients, and more.
In the News
Gender gap in hospitalist pay, residents and costs, guideline update on endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke, and more.
Hospitalist fellowships offer clinical, research, or leadership training
Fellows trade more time in training for gains in knowledge, job opportunities.