Articles Tagged With: quality
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Telehealth helps hospital cut readmissions by 75%
Fuqua Heart Center of Atlanta (GA) at Piedmont Hospital has used telehealth technology to significantly reduce the rate of hospital readmissions for heart failure patients. -
Full August 1, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Quick Start, Same Day: Jump-start pills, shot
When it comes to initiating oral contraceptives (OCs), new research indicates that immediate initiation before start of the next menses improves short-term continuation of pill use. -
Can Procalcitonin Distinguish Sepsis from other Causes of SIRS?
A meta-analysis of 18 studies that have examined the usefulness of procalcitonin measurement in the diagnosis of sepsis finds that the diagnostic performance of this measurement is low and that the test cannot reliably distinguish sepsis from other causes of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. -
The Rotigotine Patch for Early Parkinson's Disease
The rotigotine transdermal system (Neupro) is a safe and effective treatment for early Parkinson's Disease. -
Hepatic Intra-Arterial Paclitaxel for Breast Cancer Metastases
In a pilot study, ten women with liver predominant metastatic breast cancer were treated with intra-hepatic arterial infusion of paclitaxel (200 mg/m2 over 24 hours, monthly). -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Prophylactic Revascularization Before Vascular Surgery
The value of revascularization before major vascular surgery in patients with stress induced myocardial ischemia has not been tested. -
Pharmacology Watch
GlaxoSmithKline's rosiglitazone (Avandia) will receive a black box warning by the FDA because of concerns over heart failure associated with use of the drug. -
Liability of physicians who fail to fulfill on-call responsibilities to the ED
The diminishing availability of on-call specialists willing to provide emergency services has been well documented.