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EUAs revised for convalescent plasma, monoclonals, vaccines

In addition to the emergency use authorization (EUA) changes, recent FDA actions include a notification that some patients have had false-positive test results for syphilis after COVID-19 vaccination. The agency also approved a new antiviral to treat post-transplant cytomegalovirus infection and several newly generic drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/02/fda-update-euas-revised-for-convalescent-plasma-monoclonals-vaccines.htm
2 Feb 2022

New antipsychotic prescriptions in hospitalized heart failure patients often continued after discharge to SNF

A retrospective cohort study of mostly male veterans found that 10.8% received a new antipsychotic prescription during index hospitalization for heart failure, 21.5% of which were continued after discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/12/new-antipsychotic-prescriptions-in-hospitalized-heart-failure-patients-often-continued.htm
12 Jan 2022

Meta-analysis compares mortality benefits of heart failure treatment combinations

Patients taking an angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor, beta-blocker, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor showed the greatest reduction in risk of death, the analysis of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/15/4.htm
15 Dec 2021

Safety-net hospitals sent more patients to postacute facilities under bundled payments

A study of hospitals participating in Medicare's bundled payment program found that those with safety-net status didn't differ from others on postdischarge care cost or quality, but discharged a higher percentage of patients to institutions and a lower percentage to home health care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/24/3.htm
24 Nov 2021

Surging methamphetamine-related hospitalizations

Methamphetamine's effects on the heart are hitting hospitals, and physicians' help is needed to tackle the rise of this addictive drug.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/surging-methamphetamine-related-hospitalizations.htm
15 Nov 2021

Nontraumatic myocardial injury

Myocardial injury is a relatively new term, necessary to know for documentation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/coding-corner-myocardial-injury.htm
15 Nov 2021

Catheters, antibiotics recalled

Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/fda-update-catheters-antibiotics-recalled.htm
15 Nov 2021

The endless war on readmissions

Hospitalists who study readmissions discuss the current state of the evidence and offer their best advice on avoiding patients coming back to the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/free/the-endless-war-on-readmissions.htm
15 Nov 2021

New American Heart Association framework for referring patients to advanced HF centers

The first step is to identify whether the patient has clinical signs and symptoms consistent with advanced heart failure (HF), including recurrent hospitalizations, and the second is to assess the likelihood of benefit from referral to an advanced HF center.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/22/4.htm
22 Sep 2021

Archaic

Take this quiz and see how well you understand terms that predate the precursor to ICD.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/newmans-notions-archaic.htm
15 Sep 2021

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