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Disruptive behavior isn’t always addressed, either in policy or in practice
Despite the fact that The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert in 2008 on behaviors that undermine a culture of safety, disruptive behavior remains a troubling problem in healthcare.
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Double jeopardy: Hospitals, surgeons dinged twice by CMS for surgical infections, readmissions
Surgical site infections are a costly twice-told tale, as surgeons and hospitals are penalized when they occur and again if the patient is readmitted.
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Guide offers information about outpatient providers and charges
The Consumer Guide to Outpatient Procedures from Virginia Health Information in Richmond offers information about commonly performed outpatient procedures and where they are performed in the state.
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Price transparency is growing, but hear lessons from frontrunners first
Patients traditionally have come in for outpatient surgery, then you would send them a bill. The patients might be surprised by the price, but they usually would pay.
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Wide Tachycardia in a Patient with Chest Pain
The 12-lead ECG and accompanying long lead II rhythm strip in the Figure was obtained from a 70-year-old woman with chest pain. She was hemodynamically stable at the time this ECG was recorded. What is the rhythm? -
ED Push - May 2015 First Issue
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The Vitals - May 2015
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Clinical Briefs
Accumulation of briefs: Consequences of NSAID Use in Patients Receiving Post-MI Antithrombotic Prophylaxis, Psoriasis Is Associated with Insulin Resistance, and Difficult Questions About Testosterone and Mortality
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Steroids for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia: More Evidence or More Uncertainty?
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of mortality from infection in industrialized countries, and treatment failure occurs in 10-20% of cases despite appropriate antibiotic therapy. Thus, effective treatment strategies that reduce the burden of CAP would have a major impact on public health. Several previous studies that investigated the role of corticosteroids in CAP produced mixed results. Torres and colleagues hypothesized that corticosteroids modulate the immune response in severe CAP, thereby decreasing treatment failure.
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Effects of Lifestyle Modifications on the Coronary and Carotid Atherosclerotic Burden
A look at how lifestyle changes, including dietary modifications and regular exercise, impact therapy for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.