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New Checklist Offers Roadmap for Improved Diagnostic Performance
Researchers created 10 high-priority practices they maintain are key to promoting diagnostic excellence.
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Health Coaching Can Encourage Contraceptive Continuation
If the goal is to promote contraceptive continuation, health coaching tactics could be the answer, according to a recent study. Other behavior change tactics include motivational interviewing and healthcare navigation interventions, which are designed to activate an individual’s intrinsic desire to make a behavior change.
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Reducing the Need for Invasive Coronary Angiography Before TAVR
Among those undergoing evaluation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, coronary CT angiography and CT-derived fractional flow reserve demonstrated good diagnostic performance, potentially preventing invasive coronary angiography for many patients.
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No Long-Term Differences in Outcomes with Higher vs. Lower Oxygenation Targets in Patients with Severe Hypoxemia
In this one-year follow-up to the HOT-ICU trial examining higher vs. lower oxygenation targets for patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure, there were no differences in mortality or quality of life measurements between groups.
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OB/GYN Clinical Alert Welcomes Michael Roche as Peer Reviewer
Michael Roche, MD, joins OB/GYN Clinical Alert as peer reviewer.
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Documentation Mistakes Lead to Significant Malpractice Awards
Ensure charts are generated honestly, and check to make sure key care decisions are carefully documented regarding consent.
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Mobile Health Technology’s Effects on Contraceptive Use Remain Unproven
Mobile health (mHealth) technology and interventions have been proven to affect behavior change in the areas of obesity and smoking, but their effect on contraception behavior remains unproven, according to recent research. Using mHealth in reproductive healthcare has helped increase patients’ knowledge of contraception methods, but there was no conclusive research on whether the interventions could change behavior.
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Measure Stroke Risk with Asymptomatic Severe Carotid Artery Stenosis
A community-based, retrospective, observational study of patients with asymptomatic severe carotid artery stenoses showed the crude stroke risk over five years was about 5%. Patients whose stenoses progress to high grade or start at that severity were at the highest risk for stroke.
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New Tool Released for Investigating Diagnostic Errors
A new tool developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality promises to help risk managers and quality improvement professionals analyze adverse events involving diagnostic errors, still one of the most challenging patient safety issues.
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Legally Protective Charting Sticks to the Facts
Charts containing emotional statements, accusations, and speculations might be compelling reading, but they are legally problematic.