Search results for "Myocardial infarction"
Private equity and hospitals
Experts and research look at effects of health care investing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/private-equity-and-hospitals.htm
15 Dec 2020
Daylight saving time and medical errors
‘Springing forward’ and ‘falling back’ both pose risks to patients, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/qa-daylight-saving-time-and-medical-errors.htm
15 Nov 2020
COVID-19 flu guidance, data on convalescent plasma, cardiac effects, and clot risk
Flu testing and treatment advice came from the NIH, convalescent plasma failed in a trial, new studies suggested looking out for myocardial injury and not overdoing thromboprophylaxis, and remdesivir got full approval, among other COVID-19 news.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/28/1.htm
28 Oct 2020
Excess days in acute care may improve performance measurement for hospitals
A study found that replacing 30-day readmission rates with a measure of excess days in acute care would change about a quarter of penalties for targeted conditions under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/21/4.htm
21 Oct 2020
Work hours, cardiac rehab, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2020
Obesity
Differing definitions of obesity categories can complicate documentation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/coding-corner-obesity.htm
15 Oct 2020
Does a patient's race affect the odds of hospital transfer?
A study found differences by race, region, and diagnosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/qa-does-a-patients-race-affect-the-odds-of-hospital-transfer.htm
15 Oct 2020
Risk model assesses function in older patients after hospitalization for acute MI
Five factors, including longer hospital stay and depression, were associated with declines in activities of daily living six months after discharge for a myocardial infarction (MI).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/07/4.htm
7 Oct 2020
Latest research, recommendations cover diabetes, clots, and remdesivir in COVID-19
Mortality was lower in diabetes patients given sitagliptin at admission for COVID-19, ACP practice points support remdesivir, acquired thrombophilia does not predict clots, cardiac arrest survival is low, and admissions for other conditions were still way down over the summer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/07/1.htm
7 Oct 2020
Nutrition, contrast and AKI, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2020