Search results for "Acute coronary syndrome"
Documentation of medical necessity
“Medical necessity” is a vague standard, but it's a crucial one to try to understand.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/coding.htm
15 Nov 2012
Recent Research
Scores for predicting pneumonia and hemorrhage after ischemic stroke, update on managing unstable cardiac conditions, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2012
Documentation of medical necessity
Acute chest pain, acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction and bronchospastic conditions are discussed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/coding.htm
15 Jan 2013
Recent Research
Organ failure in the ICU, non-cardiac surgery after stents and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/rr.htm
15 Jan 2013
Recent Research
Probiotics, new-generation anticoagulants and antiplatelet therapy, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/rr.htm
15 Feb 2013
Rivaroxaban reduces CV events vs. placebo in STEMI patients
Rivaroxaban reduced cardiovascular (CV) events compared to placebo but also increased nonfatal major bleeding in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/06/1.htm
6 Mar 2013
ACP unveils tools to improve acute coronary syndrome care
ACP last week unveiled two evidence-based interventions and two videos to improve the health outcomes of patients in the first year after an initial acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event, such as heart attack and unstable angina, the most common ACS indications.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/17/6.htm
17 Apr 2013
Recent Research
Rivaroxaban and CV events, afib and cognitive impairment, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/rr.htm
15 May 2013
Intensive-dose statins don't confer greater diabetes risk for post-MI elderly than moderate doses
Older patients with myocardial infarction (MI) who take intensive-dose statins have the same risk of developing diabetes as those who take moderate-dose statins, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/22/2.htm
22 May 2013
Clopidogrel plus aspirin may reduce stroke risk better than aspirin alone after TIA, minor stroke
Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke who received clopidogrel and aspirin within 24 hours of symptom onset had a lower stroke risk than those who received aspirin alone, with no apparent increase in hemorrhage risk, a new study indicated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/03/2.htm
3 Jul 2013