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A parsimonious patient-level clinical risk model can predict in-hospital mortality for patients with acute myocardial infarction

Patient-Level Model Predicts In-Hospital Mortality in Acute MI

Parsimonious model predicts mortality, with C-statistic of 0.88 and good calibration
Some health care systems are opening tiny hospitals which provide comprehensive emergency services but may have fewer than a dozen inpatient beds

‘Microhospitals’ Can Provide Quicker Access to Care

Microhospitals may offer outpatient surgery, primary care, other services, as well as emergency care

July 2016 Briefing – Nursing

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for July 2016. This roundup includes the latest...

July 2016 Briefing – Critical Care

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for July 2016. This roundup includes the...
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is common among patients hospitalized with acute heart failure

Hospitalizations for Heart Failure With Preserved EF Common

Patients are older, more often female, more likely to have comorbidities than patients with HFrEF
For patients in psychiatric wards

Locked Doors May Not Prevent Inpatient Suicide, Absconding

Treatment on open wards linked to lower odds of suicide attempts, absconding with and without return
Pancreaticoduodenectomy is associated with high costs at safety-net hospitals

Pancreaticoduodenectomy Costs High at Safety-Net Hospitals

Marked cost savings with redistribution of patients from high- to medium- or low-burden hospitals
Individuals hospitalized with acute mania have an increased rate of bacterial infections

Antimicrobial Rx Up With Hospitalization for Acute Mania

Increased rate of recent antimicrobial prescription for individuals hospitalized with acute mania
From 1997 to 2011 there was a 48 percent reduction in emergency department mortality rates

1997 to 2011 Saw Almost 50 Percent Drop in ED Death Rates

Patients with ER deaths were older, more likely to be male and white, had more severe triage acuity scores

June 2016 Briefing – Nursing

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for June 2016. This roundup includes the latest...