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Surviving Sepsis Campaign adopts Sepsis-3 definition
If physicians do not follow severe sepsis management measure definitions, a deficiency in the quality of care for severe sepsis management could be reported to the CDC and CMS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/coding.htm
15 Apr 2017
Migraines and stroke, guidance for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and more
In the News is a product of ACP Hospitalist Weekly, an e-newsletter provided every Wednesday by ACP Hospitalist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/itn.htm
15 Apr 2017
Surviving Sepsis Campaign adopts Sepsis-3 definition
If physicians do not follow severe sepsis management measure definitions, a deficiency in the quality of care for severe sepsis management could be reported to the CDC and CMS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/coding-surviving-sepsis-campaign.htm
15 Apr 2017
Dysphagia screening underused, predicts stroke outcomes, study finds
Patients with mild strokes were significantly less likely than those with more severe strokes to have documented screening, but failing screening predicted adverse outcomes in patients with mild strokes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/15/1.htm
15 Mar 2017
Reperfusion associated with better outcomes even in patients with large strokes
The study focused on acute ischemic stroke patients with internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery occlusions and a DWI-ASPECTS score of six or less who received mechanical thrombectomy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/08/2.htm
8 Mar 2017
In the News
C. difficile transmission, telestroke quality measures, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2017
Recent Research
Women and stroke care, frailty as a predictor of cardiac surgery outcome, cost-effectiveness of heart failure therapy, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/recent-research.htm
15 Jan 2017
Guidance issued for decision making on transcatheter aortic valve replacement
The American College of Cardiology's expert decision consensus pathway addresses four areas: preprocedure evaluation, imaging modalities and measurements, key issues in performing the procedure, and recommendations for patient follow-up.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/11/3.htm
11 Jan 2017
Study identifies additional factors that predict 30-day readmissions
Having more difficulty with activities of daily living was associated with readmission after pneumonia, with other factors predicting heart failure or acute myocardial infarction readmissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/23/3.htm
23 Nov 2016
New warnings against mixing opioids and benzos
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/fda.htm
15 Nov 2016