Avoiding Heart Disease-Related Malpractice Risks
The Doctors Company recently completed an analysis of nearly 430 closed medical malpractice claims...
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The Doctors Company recently completed an analysis of nearly 430 closed medical malpractice claims...
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Many local, state, and federal agencies have implemented different policies to address...
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CMS announced a new hospital-payment system called value-based purchasing (VBP) in October 2012....
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The rate of reverse shoulder arthroplasties (RSA) is increasing as its indications are expanding,...
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Cardiac events are major postoperative complications that can occur in patients undergoing total...
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Research indicates that the care of inpatients with hyperglycemia and diabetes has improved...
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The pneumococcal disease immunization schedule for adults in the United States is relatively...
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The HIV Medicine Association has launched a new website, HIVClinician.org, to provide information...
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Studies show that coronary artery disease (CAD) causes roughly 1.2 million heart attacks each year...
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Some well-intentioned people at the Center for American Progress say that the concept of...
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As I have written before, there is a veritable cottage industry of papers identifying bacterial...
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A recent study looked at the effect of paying people to lose weight. The authors randomized 100...
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Staff shortages for surgeons and intensivists can make it challenging for hospitals to optimize...
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Research has shown that race and ethnicity may be associated with differences in how healthcare...
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The American Diabetes Association recently released nutrition therapy recommendations for the...
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Previous research has shown that patients receiving treatment in EDs are at particularly high risk...
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The American Diabetes Association recently released nutrition therapy recommendations for the...
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Use of medical simulation has grown considerably over the past decade because it helps physicians...
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“Simulation-Based Training: More Than Experience and Mere Repetition,” a lecture by...
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