Useful Tips Offered for Addressing Negative Patient Reviews
Doctors should respond quickly, validate patient complaints, demonstrate willingness to take action
Same-Day CT Imaging Cuts Unnecessary Bronchoscopy
Findings in patients undergoing navigational bronchoscopy requiring same-day pre-procedural CT
Quality Improvement Methods Improve Asthma Care
Improved timely administration of short-acting β-agonist with use of standardized asthma score
Negligible Benefit for Oxygen in Patients With Mild COPD
Researchers find oxygen therapy does not improve quality of life, forestall hospitalization, lengthen lives
American College of Chest Physicians, Oct. 22-26
The 82nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians The annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians was held...
Recommendations for Ventilator Liberation in Hospitalized Adults
Four recommendations developed for acutely hospitalized adults ventilated for >24 hours
Even Young Blood Vessels Can Be Damaged by Air Pollution
Utah study suggests elderly and ill aren't the only ones harmed by poor air quality
Heart Failure Care Up, Regardless of Hospital Teaching Status
GWTG-HF shows similar adherence to performance measures at teaching, nonteaching hospitals
Searching for Price Info Affects Choice of Health Care Facility
Patients who viewed price estimates chose health care facilities with lower relative price estimates
Narrow-Spectrum Abx Feasible in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
Findings among clinically stable inpatients with healthcare-associated pneumonia
