Updated Stroke Prevention Guidelines
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) have updated guidelines...
Jul 11, 2016
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) have updated guidelines...
Oct 3, 2013
Normal readback orders have been recommended as a patient safety initiative for physicians,...
Oct 1, 2013
In 1997, a national survey commissioned by the American Heart Association (AHA) documented that...
Jan 28, 2013
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) results in increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare...
Jan 25, 2013
About 38% of people who suffer from migraine could benefit from preventive treatments, but less...
Dec 5, 2012
Each year in the United States, approximately 140,000 implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted in cardiac patients. Physicians often face challenges when working with patients to decide whether it’s best to...
Nov 15, 2012
Among eligible patients, those who undergo implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation appear to benefit from a significantly decreased mortality rate when compared with those who do not undergo implantation,...
Aug 23, 2012
The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and Heart Rhythm Society have published guidelines that provide patient selection criteria for the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) as primary...
Aug 22, 2012
You are probably familiar with the CMS “never events” initiative. CMS has decided it will not reimburse hospitals for treatment related to complications that it says should never occur. Here is the current list. Foreign object...
Aug 22, 2012
CDC researchers have found that nearly half of American adults missed out on 15 key preventive services prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010. The report, available at www.cdc.gov/mmwr, suggests that...
Jul 26, 2012
Published studies have shown that the prevalence of congestive heart failure (CHF) increases as people age, rising from 2% to 3% in the total population to 10% to 20% after patients reach age 75. When compared with younger...
Mar 20, 2012
A combination of factors appears to play a role in whether preventive services are recommended or delivered to patients aged 50 to 80. An American investigation found that the likelihood of preventive service delivery tended to...