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Undiagnosed Diseases Are Common Among Young Trauma Patients
There is a largely untapped opportunity for health systems to identify young adults with chronic diseases before they end up hospitalized for their illness. Trauma, such as car crashes, falls, assaults, and gunshot wounds, can be the entry point to the healthcare system, according to researchers.
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Program to Improve Management of Heart Failure Shows Positive Results
Case management and care coordination programs that target heart failure patients with low socioeconomic positions can succeed in improving their outcomes, but it takes time and consistent effort across the continuum. The next step is to improve care management and care coordination through targeted, consistent, and persistent efforts.
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Feelings of Betrayal and Burnout Rampant Among HCWs During the Pandemic
HCWs experienced institutional betrayal and high rates of burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic from July 2020 to January 2021, according to the authors of a new study. Nearly three in five HCWs believed their institution betrayed them. They experienced stress, fear, anxiety, and concerns about their work environments.
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Health System Finds Adding Pharmacist to Team Improves Diabetes Care
A care coordination team pilot project improved clinical outcomes by adding a pharmacist to the team to counsel patients with diabetes, according to the results of an unpublished pilot program.
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Hospital-at-Home Primary Care and Case Management Team Helps with Challenging Cases
As any case manager knows, preventing readmissions and ED visits by the most at-risk patients is an enormous challenge. It requires addressing all the social determinants of health needs they may have, as well as finding creative and affordable solutions.
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Hospital-at-Home Programs Can Work — Even When the Home Is a Car
A case management-style hospital-at-home program produced $6 million in savings and cut hospitalizations by 53% in one year.
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Exploring the Mixed Messages of Research Regarding Alcohol
The authors of a large systematic review and meta-analysis concluded there is no health benefit from moderate alcohol intake.
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Can Antidepressants Help Patients Manage Chronic Pain?
Antidepressant medications have been widely used for treating a variety of chronic pain disorders, but strong evidence to support their efficacy is lacking. Some patients may respond, but available data do not help us determine which agents may be helpful in a specific type of chronic pain condition.
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Oils, Fats, and Mortality: Examining Fats’ Effects on Health and Longevity
This comprehensive prospective study reveals that, compared to non-consumers, individuals using butter and/or margarine have an elevated total mortality rate, while those incorporating canola and/or olive oil into their diets exhibit a reduced total mortality risk.
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What Are F-Waves and What Do They Tell Us?
The presence or absence of F-waves is an important observation during the electrophysiological investigation of a patient with acute, progressive weakness. But the underlying physiological basis of F-waves has been elusive. This ex vivo animal study showed that F-waves are solely generated by motor nerves arising from the ventral horn of the spinal cord and require intact synapses.