Strategies Can Help Streamline Revenue-Related Processes
They can be employed to help maximize amount of time available for patient care
ATS: Reintubation More Likely for Nighttime Extubations
Patients undergoing extubation at nighttime have higher mortality, shorter length of stay
Prophylactic High-Dose rhEPO No Benefit for Preemies
No difference in Mental Development Index compared with placebo at 2 years corrected age
Sexual Harassment Experienced by One-Third of Female Doctors
And two-thirds say they experience gender bias in workplace
Burnout, Lack of Job Satisfaction Driving Doctors to Cut Hours
Full-time physicians reporting worsening burnout or decreasing job satisfaction more likely to cut hours
Physicians, Patient Families Often Disagree on Prognosis
But that's not because surrogates misunderstand what they're told
ATS: Hydroxyurea Can Up Lung Function in Sickle Cell Disease
Drug slowed down the annual decline children had been showing before starting treatment
ATS: Nurse Work Environment Predicts VAP Risk
Better nurse work environment may minimize ventilator-associated pneumonia risk
ATS: No Benefit for Early Renal-Replacement Therapy
Mortality no different for early versus delayed strategy for patients with severe acute kidney injury
Infection Control Measures Established for Ebola Care
Measures described in first U.S. community hospital to care for patients with Ebola virus disease
