Search results for "COPD"
Combination treatment for COPD associated with lower rate of exacerbations versus usual care
The industry-funded study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of once-daily treatment with combined fluticasone furoate-vilanterol.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/14/4.htm
14 Sep 2016
April 2010
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/04/
October 26, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/
COPD, heart failure, MI patients with marginal need for ICU had no better survival there
ICU admission was also associated with greater hospital costs for heart failure and acute myocardial infarction, but not chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to the retrospective study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/01/3.htm
1 Mar 2017
In the News
Antiviral agents for influenza, prognostic scores and stroke, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2011
Hospital rankings change when Medicare Advantage patients included
When researchers included both Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in calculations of CMS performance measures, between 21.6% and 30.2% of hospitals in the top-performing group for readmissions and mortality fell to a lower-performing group.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/29/hospital-rankings-change-when-medicare-advantage-patients-included.htm
29 Mar 2023
Virtual glucose monitoring, statins and heart surgery
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2017
Letter from the Editor
This month, we have several articles about stretching your focus to new domains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/lfe.htm
15 Apr 2016
Emphysema on CT may be an important independent risk factor for death
Emphysema found on computed tomography (CT) was associated with an increased risk for mortality among people without airflow obstruction or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/17/4.htm
17 Dec 2014
Measuring the readmission measures
Penalties positive step but should evolve into focus on value-based care, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/readmission-measures.htm
15 Dec 2015