Home-Based Primary Care Ups Access in Rural Areas
Program increased health care access for veterans inside and outside of the Indian Health Service
Higher Myocardial Infarction Care Payments Improve Mortality
Findings based on Medicare 30-day payments for both inpatient care and after discharge
Blueprint Being Developed to Address Physician Burnout
As part of blueprint, task force developing strategies that can be adopted by any institution/practice
Adjuvant Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonist Improves Asthma
Versus adjuvant placebo, LAMA or LABA plus inhaled corticosteroids lowers risk of asthma exacerbations
HIV Incidence Down in All Except Men Who Have Sex With Men
Decrease in modeled HIV incidence in all transmission risk groups except minority MSM
High-Flow O2 Therapy Feasible for Infants With Bronchiolitis
Tied to lower rate of care escalation than standard oxygen therapy in infants treated outside ICU
Risk of Suicide Up for Teens, Young Adults After Self-Harm
Risks of self-harm significantly higher for American Indians, Alaskan natives versus non-Hispanic whites
No Benefit for MRI After Normal Cervical CT in Blunt Trauma
MRI had lower health benefit and higher cost compared with no follow-up after normal CT findings
2013 to 2016 Saw No Change in Antibiotic Prescribing Practices
No significant change in individual or overall annual antibiotic prescribing rates during study period
VTE Risk Up in Most Emergency General Surgery Patients
Pharmacologic prophylaxis should be considered unless an absolute contraindication exists
