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Current publicly reported measures may not be good surrogates for overall hospital quality related to 30-day readmissions

Condition Readmission Measures Don’t Reflect Overall Quality

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Differ from non-Medicare patients with same conditions, Medicare patients with unreported ones
In a position paper published online March 27 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

Ethical Duties ID’d for Short-Term Global Health Experiences

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Physician's primary ethical obligation is to improve the health, well-being of individuals, communities
The Lean approach

Lean Approach May Help Tackle Burnout in Health Care Providers

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Creation of a huddle board represents one method to address issues in a timely manner
For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with non-shockable initial rhythm

Time to Epinephrine Tied to Survival in Non-Shockable OHCA

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Each minute delay in epinephrine administration tied to reduced survival, unfavorable neurologic outcomes
Despite the popularity

Unique Risks Associated With Texting Medical Orders

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Institute of Safe Medication Practices indicates risks such as abbreviations, autocorrection
Expanding home-based primary care to American Indian reservations and other rural communities increases access to long-term care and enrollment for health care benefits within the Veterans Affairs system

Home-Based Primary Care Ups Access in Rural Areas

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Program increased health care access for veterans inside and outside of the Indian Health Service
Higher 30-day payments for acute myocardial infarction care for both inpatient care and in multiple settings after discharge are associated with lower 30-day mortality among Medicare beneficiaries

Higher Myocardial Infarction Care Payments Improve Mortality

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Findings based on Medicare 30-day payments for both inpatient care and after discharge
A new

Blueprint Being Developed to Address Physician Burnout

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As part of blueprint, task force developing strategies that can be adopted by any institution/practice
For patients with persistent asthma

Adjuvant Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonist Improves Asthma

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Versus adjuvant placebo, LAMA or LABA plus inhaled corticosteroids lowers risk of asthma exacerbations
From 2008 to 2015

HIV Incidence Down in All Except Men Who Have Sex With Men

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Decrease in modeled HIV incidence in all transmission risk groups except minority MSM