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New data on tocilizumab, convalescent plasma, anticoagulation for COVID-19
Recent studies found that tocilizumab was potentially harmful for ICU patients, indicated that convalescent plasma works better with higher antibody titers delivered earlier, and offered conflicting findings on anticoagulation. Other research compared mortality from COVID-19 over time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/01/27/1.htm
27 Jan 2021
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
Adopting P4P early vs. late didn't affect hospitals' mortality rates
The observational study used Medicare claims and looked at clinical process scores and 30-day mortality in patients cared for at hospitals that voluntarily participated in pay-for-performance programs or those that later participated in the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/10/2.htm
10 Jan 2018
30-day mortality after PE improved from 2000 to 2020, regardless of cancer status
Mortality in the 31 to 365 days after pulmonary embolism (PE) has shown less improvement than shorter-term mortality, particularly in patients with recent cancer, who saw no change, a Danish study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/06/30-day-mortality-after-pe-improved-from-2000-to-2020-regardless-of-cancer-status.htm
6 Dec 2023
Prescribing democracy
Physicians have historically voted less than average, but some are working to increase voter engagement among their hospital colleagues and patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/19/prescribing-democracy.htm
19 Oct 2022
Hospitalizations rose for acute decompensated heart failure in past decade
The analysis of heart failure-related hospitalizations in U.S. patients age 55 years and older between 2005 and 2014 found that only black patients showed decreased one-year mortality over time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/14/3.htm
14 Mar 2018
The cost of hospitalists
The lead author of a recent study finding that hospitalists bill higher than primary care physicians when seeing Medicare inpatients says that productivity bonus pay is problematic for the health care system.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/08/the-cost-of-hospitalists.htm
8 Jun 2022
Small hospitals may need intensive antibiotic stewardship programs to see meaningful results, study finds
Providing clinicians with education, access to a hotline, data on utilization of antibiotics, and audit and feedback from pharmacists for certain antibiotics did not significantly reduce total or broad-spectrum antibiotic use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/07/2.htm
7 Mar 2018
Evidence lacking on efficacy of prescription drug monitoring programs
Recent articles on substance use highlighted the limitations of prescription drug monitoring programs, rise of synthetic opioids in overdose deaths, and risk of vitamin K-dependent antagonist coagulopathy from synthetic cannabinoids.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/09/4.htm
9 May 2018
Making sense of monkeypox
Two experts offered advice to hospitalists on their role in dealing with this latest infectious disease outbreak.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/12/free/making-sense-of-monkeypox.htm
12 Oct 2022