Search results for "COPD"
Breaking the barriers
Identifying “teachable moments” for patients is an important part of quality care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/palliative-care-perspectives.htm
15 Jul 2015
Selection bias
An old doc gives a new model of practice a try.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/newmans-notions-selection-bias.htm
15 May 2019
Revisiting respiratory failure
Patients with congestive heart failure, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are particularly susceptible.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/coding.htm
15 Oct 2013
Medicare bundled payments may not be effective for medical conditions
Costs for the five most common medical conditions in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative decreased similarly in hospitals that did or did not participate. Mortality and readmission rates were also similar.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/25/1.htm
25 Jul 2018
Pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary heart disease
Documentation and coding for these cases are surprisingly challenging.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/coding-pulmonary.htm
15 Apr 2015
Long-acting beta-agonists and anticholinergics pose similar cardiovascular risks
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) faced increased risk of a cardiovascular event after starting treatment with a long-acting bronchodilator, whether it was a beta-agonist or an anticholinergic, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/05/4.htm
5 Jun 2013
Low-dose opioids may safely reduce breathlessness in severe COPD
Lower doses of opioids do not appear to increase hospital admissions or death in patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may safely reduce breathlessness, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/12/5.htm
12 Feb 2014
Hospital Servi-Sisyphus
It was that kind of morning: hypertensive patients who couldn't pay for their meds and little old ladies, sweet and otherwise, who kept on falling.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/newman.htm
15 Nov 2016
The impact of deferred hospital care during COVID-19
Experts are looking at where the patients went and what happens next.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/the-impact-of-deferred-hospital-care-during-covid-19.htm
15 Feb 2021
The suite spot
Some hospital administration acronyms are explained.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/newmans-notions-the-suite-spot.htm
15 Mar 2019