Search results for "Risk Prediction"
Developments in rapid test accuracy, mortality risk prediction, treatment ethics for COVID-19
The FDA warned about false positives with rapid tests, experts advised on balancing emergency use with research, and guidance addressed care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during the pandemic, among other COVID-19 news.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/11/1.htm
11 Nov 2020
July 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/
New biomarker for ACS offers better mortality risk prediction than GRACE score
Amyloid-β (1-40) was associated with mortality, even after adjustment for variables including age, sex, diabetes, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and C-reactive protein levels, revascularization, and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) type.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/23/3.htm
23 May 2018
Moving on from readmissions
Some experts are saying it's time for hospitals and payers to shift their focus from preventing readmissions to pursuing other quality objectives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/moving-on-from-readmissions.htm
26 Oct 2022
Risk prediction algorithms for afib patients compared
In patients with atrial fibrillation, several algorithms for predicting the risk of thromboembolism performed similarly, although one (the CHA2DS2-VASc) was more effective at identifying low-risk patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/12/18/3.htm
18 Dec 2013
July 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/
Hospital readmission risk prediction models perform poorly, review finds
Most risk prediction models for hospital readmissions do not perform well, according to a new systematic review.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/26/4.htm
26 Oct 2011
April 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/04/
Accurate risk prediction models exist for CKD patients, but more are needed
While high-quality models exist for predicting kidney failure risk in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), such models are needed for predicting death and cardiovascular events in this population, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/24/5.htm
24 Apr 2013
March 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/