Quality Improvement Efforts May Improve Cath Lab Efficiencies
Positive outcomes include improved start times, turn-around times, and days at full utilization
Premature Dementia Risk May Be Up in Survivors of Heart Defects
Increased risk of dementia compared with general population, especially for early-onset dementia
EHRs Not Sufficient to Ensure Success in Value-Based Care
EHRs do not necessarily capture information needed; interoperability is poor, analytics are incomplete
Direct Oral Anticoagulants Plus Antiplatelets Effective in ACS
Pronounced benefit for patients with STEMI, but no significant effect for patients with NSTE-ACS
Top Consumer Concerns Reported About Physicians
Concerns relate to time with physicians; technology detracting from patient care; rising costs
ICD Placement Doesn’t Improve Survival in Patients With CKD
Increased risk seen for subsequent hospitalization for heart failure and any-cause hospitalization
Updated Review Confirms Worse Stroke Outcomes for Women
More activity limitations and worse health-related quality of life based on studies from 2007 onward
Breastfeeding Found to Be Protective Against Hypertension
Findings among Korean women evaluated for hypertension at postmenopausal age
Poll: Personal Beliefs Shouldn’t Allow Doctors to Refuse to Treat
Majority surveyed don't believe health care workers should be able to refuse services based on beliefs
FDA Says U.S. Will Now Produce Critical MRI Component
New technology approved to produce the country's own supply of the radioisotope Technetium-99m
