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Mandate Staff Vaccinations to Prevent Infections
When one health system required immunization for all staff, compliance rose, thanks in part to the system offering all employees vaccines for free but also tying privileges to policy adherence.
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Antimicrobial Drug-resistant Organisms Rising, Suggesting Risks for ASCs
The antimicrobial drug-resistance problem is getting worse, increasing risk for healthcare patients and workers in all settings. Another disturbing trend affecting the healthcare environment is the continuation of outbreaks of preventable infections, such as measles and mumps.
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Biventricular Hypertrophy in an Asymptomatic Patient?
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Eravacycline Injection (Xerava)
The FDA has approved a new parenteral, broad-spectrum antibiotic in the tetracycline class for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections.
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Home-based Detection of Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation
In patients with risk factors for atrial fibrillation, screening with a self-applied wearable ECG patch resulted in significantly increased rates of new atrial fibrillation diagnoses within four months, along with greater use of anticoagulants and healthcare resources.
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Are In-hospital Deaths Related to Community-acquired Pneumonia Preventable?
This secondary analysis of data from five tertiary care centers found that among patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia, very few deaths potentially were related to a lapse in in-hospital quality of pneumonia care.
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Revised Anticoagulation Therapy Guidelines for Atrial Fibrillation Patients
More patients with atrial fibrillation may receive anticoagulation, according to new recommendations.
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Emergency Clinicians Steer Patients With Substance Use Problems Into Effective Treatment
Baltimore has struggled mightily with substance misuse, and much of this burden has fallen on EDs in the region. Indeed, statistics from 2014 suggest that the city registered the highest rate of ED use due to opioid use disorder in the country, and the volume has not let up.
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Optimal Case Management Leadership Requires Subtlety, Advocacy
Hospital case managers are leaders, whether they realize it or not. Their role in standing up for patients and speaking with other healthcare professionals about patients’ needs provides case managers with leadership skills.
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Case Management in Hospitals Is Being Transformed to Care Coordination
The hospital case management role that has been prevalent for more than three decades is transforming, hospital-by-hospital, into a value-based care coordination role.