Timely Receipt of PCI in STEMI Up With Hospital Bypass Policy
More patients get PCI within guideline recommended time in states with hospital bypass policies
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
Synthetic Opioid Involvement in Opioid-Related Deaths Up
From 2010 to 2016, synthetic opioid involvement up from 14.3 to 45.9 percent of opioid-related deaths
Flu Vaccines Have High Impact, Even With Relatively Low Efficacy
High impact seen, especially when the vaccine uptake is optimally distributed across age groups
High Risk of Death After Major Diabetes-Related Amputations
Risk of postoperative death varies by demographic subgroup
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
Tenecteplase Appears Superior to Alteplase After Ischemic Stroke
Tenecteplase within 4.5 hours after symptoms linked to higher reperfusion, better functional outcomes
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.
People With Opioid Use Disorder Have High Suicide Rate
Based on data from multiple sources, many opioid-overdose deaths seem to be suicides
Medicare Requiring Hospitals to Post Prices Online
Medicare would base part of a hospital's payments on how easy it is for patients to access medical records
