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Palliative Care Consult Can Cut Hospital Costs in Seriously Ill

PCC linked to reduction in hospital costs for hospitalized adults with serious illness

April 2018 Briefing – Pulmonology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for April 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
For patients with non-small-cell lung cancer

Clinical Upstaging of NSCLC Seen With Each Progressive Week

For clinical stage 1 NSCLC, 21.7 percent of patients upstaged after 1 week; 31.5 percent after 8 weeks
Physicians should be aware of the correct protocol for

Practices Should Be Aware of Correct Way to Fire Employees

Practices should be aware of basic employment laws in their state, which vary with number of employees
Primary care management of obstructive sleep apnea is as effective and more cost-effective than in-laboratory diagnosis

Primary Care Can Effectively Manage Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Findings based on a portable monitor and use of a semi-automatic treatment algorithm
Even relatively low-efficacy influenza vaccines can have a high impact

Flu Vaccines Have High Impact, Even With Relatively Low Efficacy

High impact seen, especially when the vaccine uptake is optimally distributed across age groups
For patients with traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

ALS by Physician May Improve Traumatic Arrest Outcomes

Higher odds of 1 month survival with ALS by doctor vs EMS, BLS for traumatic out-of-hospital arrest
A new clinic satisfaction tool improves communication and provides real-time feedback

New Clinic Satisfaction Tool Provides Real-Time Feedback

Also improves communication and satisfaction between physicians and patients
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and local agencies are holding the 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day across the country this Saturday

Saturday Is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Unused medications can be dropped off at local collection sites between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
From 1990 to 2014 there was a decrease in race-based disparities in years of life lost in the United States

Improvement in Race-Based Disparities in Years of Life Lost

Decline in race-based disparities in years of life lost seen in the United States from 1990 to 2014