Search results for "Cardiology"
Cardiomyopathy
Avoid vague terms like unspecified or nonischemic cardiomyopathy in your documentation, and specify the cause whenever possible.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/coding-corner-cardiomyopathy.htm
15 May 2020
Scheduling assistance program for primary care appointments improved postdischarge follow-up
Attending and resident physicians entered a discharge appointment request with an outpatient physician for a specified time period, and staff at the scheduling assistance program called the practice to make the appointment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/25/4.htm
25 Sep 2019
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
Risk of re-infection, benefits of anticoagulation, cause of sex differences among COVID-19 research
Researchers published evidence of re-infection with SARS-CoV-2, anticoagulation was associated with halved inpatient mortality, recommendations were made on pulmonary embolism in COVID-19, and the authorization for use of remdesivir was expanded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/02/1.htm
2 Sep 2020
The battle for high-value care
Experts give their advice on value projects and the evidence on stress tests and clot prophylaxis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/the-battle-for-high-value-care.htm
15 Dec 2019
Adding judgment and EKG to troponin better identified unstable angina, but not AMI
Researchers tested the hypothesis that adding additional information to a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin algorithm would improve diagnosis of ED patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/14/4.htm
14 Aug 2019
More diuretics and more tips on heart failure
Optimize prescribing during and after heart failure hospitalization to improve care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/more-diuretics-and-more-tips-on-heart-failure.htm
15 Dec 2020
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
An example case helps explain this clinical syndrome that mimics acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/expert-analysis-takotsubo-cardiomyopathy.htm
15 May 2020
ACC and AHA update performance measures for STEMI and NSTEMI
The update has 17 performance measures, including four new ones, and seven quality measures, all of them new.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/27/2.htm
27 Sep 2017
ACC updates decision pathway on nonstatin drugs in ASCVD
Experts considered evidence from the FOURIER trial and the SPIRE-1 and SPIRE-2 trials, as well as evidence on addition of ezetimibe to statin therapy after acute coronary syndrome.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/13/4.htm
13 Sep 2017