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Troponin levels in chronic kidney disease
Learn how to use cardiac troponins to diagnose acute coronary syndrome in chronic kidney disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/expert-analysis-troponin-levels-in-chronic-kidney-disease.htm
15 Feb 2020
Multidrug resistance
The latest edition of ICD-10 includes new codes for antibiotic resistance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/coding-corner-multidrug-resistance.htm
15 Feb 2020
coding corner February 2020 • ACP Hospitalist 9 know ...
In contrast, codes for specific infections caused by other drug- resistant organisms, such as VRE, do not count as identifying the presence of drug resistance for coding purposes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/acph-202002-coding-corner-multidrug-resistance_t3.pdf
30 Jan 2020
EXPERT ANALYSIS February 2020 • ACP Hospitalist 19 as ...
In contrast, patients with troponin elevations above the 99th percentile of the URL but without signs of ischemia fall into the category of myocardial injury.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/acph-202002-expert-analysis-troponin-levels-in-chronic-kidney-disease_t1.pdf
30 Jan 2020
Program targeting superutilizers did not reduce readmission rates in randomized trial
The results suggest that approaches to care management designed to connect patients with existing resources may be insufficient for a medically and socially complex superutilizer population, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/15/1.htm
15 Jan 2020
Schizophrenia
The hallmark of schizophrenia is the presence of psychosis, or loss of contact with reality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/coding-corner-schizophrenia.htm
15 Jan 2020
CODING CORNER January 2020 • ACP Hospitalist 7 Schizophrenia ...
In contrast to delusions, illusions are distortions or misinterpretations of real sensory stimuli.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/acph-202001-coding-corner-schizophrenia_t1.pdf
28 Dec 2019
Acute care at home lowered costs, readmissions compared to standard inpatient care
The hospital-at-home program included daily physician visits, twice-daily nursing visits, specialist care by telemedicine, and continuous monitoring of vital signs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/18/1.htm
18 Dec 2019
Safety-net hospitals, C. diff colonization
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2019
Recent Research
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/recent-research.htm
15 Dec 2019