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In the News
Secondhand smoke exposure, bleeding risk with dabigatran versus warfarin, post-op delirium in older adults, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/itn.htm
15 Mar 2015
Recent Research
Perioperative aspirin and clonidine for AKI, longer surgeries and clot risk, poor neighborhoods and readmissions, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2015
Medicare reports on the 2015 Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier
The “x factor” affects payments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/coding-VBPM.htm
15 May 2015
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes articles on catheter-associated urinary infections, recreational marijuana, disorders of consciousness, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/lfe.htm
15 May 2015
Guarding against CAUTI
Are efforts to fight catheter-associated urinary tract infections worth the cost?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/CAUTI.htm
15 May 2015
VTE prophylaxis in colorectal surgery patients increases over time, but VTE rates remain unchanged, study finds
Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism (VTE) increased significantly among colorectal surgery patients, but their rate of VTE occurrence did not change, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/17/1.htm
17 Jun 2015
Readmissions common with severe sepsis and mild or moderate AKI, study finds
A third of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock were readmitted within 30 days, and mild to moderate acute kidney injury was the only modifiable risk factor identified in these patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/29/2.htm
29 Jul 2015
Mortality, hospitalizations, and end-of-life care improving, Medicare analysis finds
Medicare beneficiaries had fewer hospitalizations, including in the last 6 months of life, in 2013 compared to 1999, a study found. But another study showed that Medicare is most likely to penalize high-quality hospitals under its program to reduce hospital-acquired conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/05/1.htm
5 Aug 2015
Perfecting the post-discharge visit
Researchers analyze who, what, and when of follow-up care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/post-discharge-visit.htm
15 Aug 2015
Recent Research
VTE prophylaxis in colorectal surgery patients, targeted perioperative intervention for Staphylococcus aureus infection, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2015