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Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever nosocomial infection in a immunosuppressed patient, Pakistan: Case report and virological investigation
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This study describes the case of a 43‐year‐old surgeon who contracted CCHF during a surgical procedure in Quetta, Baluchistan and who was transferred to a tertiary care facility at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi within 1 week of contracting the infection. Diagnosis of CCHF was made using a rapid real‐time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) assay for CCHF viral RNA. The patient had chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis D infection for which he had previously received a liver transplant. He proceeded to develop classic hemorrhagic manifestations and succumbed to the infection 14 days post...
Source: Journal of Medical Virology - November 21, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Zahra Hasan, Faisal Mahmood, Bushra Jamil, Barry Atkinson, Murtaza Mohammed, Azra Samreen, Lamia Altaf, Tariq Moatter, Roger Hewson Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Risk factors for community‐acquired urinary tract infection caused by ESBL‐producing bacteria in childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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ConclusionsRecognition of the risk factors for ESBL‐producing bacteria may be helpful to determine new policies in the management of UTI. Recurrence of UTI should be prevented especially in the first year of life, and prophylactic cephalosporins should be avoided.
Source: Pediatrics International - November 21, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Ozgur Kizilca, Rengin Siraneci, Alev Yilmaz, Nevin Hatipoglu, Erkut Ozturk, Aysel Kiyak, Dilek Ozkok Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Ethnic variations in chest pain and angina in men and women: Scottish Ethnicity and Health Linkage Study of 4.65 million peopleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: There were important ethnic variations. The results call for replication elsewhere in Europe and targeted prevention programmes and vigilant diagnosis and management by clinicians.
Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - November 21, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bhopal, R. S., Bansal, N., Fischbacher, C., Brown, H., Capewell, S., (on behalf of the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study (SHELS)) Tags: Original scientific paper Source Type: research
Improved quality of management of eclampsia patients through criteria based audit at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. bridging the quality gapEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion:
CBA is applicable in low resource setting and can help to improve quality of care in obstetrics including management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - Latest articles - November 21, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: Hussein KidantoPeter WangweCharles KilewoLennarth NystromGunnila Lindmark Source Type: research
Child health nurses in the Solomon Islands: lessons for the Pacific and other developing countriesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Child health nurses in the Solomon Islands fulfill vital clinical, public health, teaching and administrative roles. Currently they are too few in number, and this is a limiting factor for improving the quality of child health services in that country. Current methods of training require overseas travel, or are expensive, or lack relevance, or remove nurses from their work-places and families for prolonged periods of time. A local post-basic child health nursing course is urgently needed, and models exist to achieve this.
Source: BioMed Central - November 21, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Samantha ColquhounDivi OgaogaMathias TamouTitus NasiRami SubhiTrevor Duke Source Type: research
HCA, Centura named in lawsuit by surgery centersEmail this article to a colleague.
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A group of small surgery centers in Denver and Colorado Springs filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado’s two largest hospital chains alleging antitrust violations and that they have tried to “monopolize the market for surgery procedures that do not require hospitalization in the Metro Denver market.”
Named defendants include HCA Inc., which owns HCA-HealthONE LLC’s hospitals in Colorado, and Centura Health Corp. It also named Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado and the Colorado Ambulatory…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Dennis Huspeni Source Type: research
Real estate industry at edge of 'fiscal cliff'Email this article to a colleague.
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Bipartisan negotiations over the so-called “fiscal cliff” -- a combination of federal budget cuts and tax hikes worth about $718 billion that is feared to have an alarming impact on the still-fragile economy -- has become the latest post-election topic in Washington.
But if Congress doesn’t reach some kind of middle ground by early next year, which is when the spending cuts and tax increases are set to take effect, what would that mean for the commercial and residential real estate markets?
Analysts…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Kristena Hansen Source Type: research
Triaging in dietetics: Do we prioritise the right patients?Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Both consensus and lack of consistency within current dietetic triage practices were highlighted in this exploratory study. The lack of evaluation of validity and reliability shows a limited evidence base in this area of practice and these areas need to be addressed. Consideration should also be given to changes in priority and focus of dietetic practice which will impact on triage categories.
Source: Nutrition and Dietetics - November 20, 2012 Category: Nutrition Authors: Judi PORTER, Rachel JAMIESON Source Type: research
Colorado delegation mixed on federal response to Amendment 64 pot lawEmail this article to a colleague.
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Members of Colorado's delegation in Congress have mixed feelings about what federal action -- if any -- should be taken in response to the passage of state Amendment 64 legalizing marijuana sales.
KUSA-9News, which polled the delegation, reports that U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, is already pushing legislation to exempt states from federal laws restricting pot, and Reps. Ed Perlmutter and Jared Polis, both Democrats, are crafting similar legislation.
But Rep. Cory Gardenr, R-Yuma, opposes…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Raymond: Multiple communities bid for Medical CollegeEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin’s search for sites to house its new community-based medical education programs in central and northeast Wisconsin became something of a sweepstakes for communities in those areas of the state.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Health Care Guide: ATI Physical Therapy flexes growth strategyEmail this article to a colleague.
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ATI Physical Therapy, which brought physical therapy to strip malls, is continuing its high-profile expansion in southeastern Wisconsin with a new television campaign and an elevated Milwaukee Bucks sponsorship.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Yelp outs phony business reviewsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Yelp is exposing business owners who pay for favorable business reviews, KMBZ reports.
Now, Yelp is placing alerts on the pages of companies that use fraudulent reviews. The move targets companies like Smith Brothers Appliance Repair of Long Beach, Calif., which posted Craigslist ads offering money for reviews.
Officials with Yelp, a social media and local review site, wouldn't discuss methods for spotting phony reviews in detail but said one clue is how the reviewer talks about experiences with…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Unemployment may increase risk of heart attacks for older workersEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study sponsored partly by the National Institute on Aging links joblessness with heart attacks in older workers.
The increased odds were not huge, but multiple job losses presented as big a threat as high blood pressure, smoking, and other conditions that are bad for the heart, ABC News reports.
Researchers studied data on more than 13,000 men and women ages 51 to 75 who took part in an ongoing health and retirement survey from 1992 and 2010.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Study: Unemployment may increase risk of heart attacks for older workersEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study sponsored partly by the National Institute on Aging links joblessness with heart attacks in older workers.
The increased odds were not huge, but multiple job losses presented as big a threat as high blood pressure, smoking, and other conditions that are bad for the heart, ABC News reports.
Researchers studied data on more than 13,000 men and women ages 51 to 75 who took part in an ongoing health and retirement survey from 1992 and 2010.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Blue Cross wins ruling in fight with doctorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a ruling that could affect reimbursement contracts between doctors and health insurers, the N.C. Department of Insurance has decided that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina may alter some reimbursement policies with medical providers without a renegotiation.
BCBSNC, the state’s largest insurer and based in Chapel Hill, had argued that radiology practices were charging double for services provided only once and wanted the opportunity to cut reimbursements. It estimated that some $16…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Unemployment may boost risk of heart attack for older workersEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study sponsored partly by the National Institute on Aging links joblessness with heart attacks in older workers.
The Associated Press reports that the increased odds were not huge, but multiple job losses presented as big a threat as high blood pressure, smoking, and other conditions that are bad for the heart.
Researchers studied data on more than 13,000 men and women ages 51 to 75 who took part in an ongoing health and retirement survey from 1992 and 2010.
In the earliest years of the…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
General Catalyst co-founder John Simon to join Sigma PrimeEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a news release Tuesday morning, Boston venture capital firm Sigma Prime Ventures announced John Simon will join as a managing director.
Simon left General Catalyst Partners, the Cambridge firm he helped found in 2001, in July, the BBJ reported at the time.
Sigma Prime formed in March, 2011 with the split-up of the East Coast and West Coast offices of Boston venture capital firm Sigma Partners.
Since then, the firm has been out raising its first fund, targeting $150 million. The firm told the…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Galen Moore Source Type: research
Blue Cross of NC wins ruling in fight with doctorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a ruling that could affect reimbursement contracts between doctors and health insurers, the N.C. Department of Insurance has decided that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina may alter some reimbursement policies with medical providers without a renegotiation, the Triangle Business Journal reports.
Blue Cross, the state’s largest insurer, had argued that radiology practices were charging double for services provided only once, and it wanted the opportunity to cut reimbursements. It…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Heart failure: Optimal postdischarge management of chronic HFEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nature Reviews Cardiology 10, 9 (2013).
doi:10.1038/nrcardio.2012.161
Authors: Simonetta Scalvini & Amerigo Giordano
Not all strategies for the management of chronic heart failure have been shown to be equally effective in improving outcomes, and the ideal programme has yet to be defined. The WHICH? trial sheds some light on whether a clinical, in-hospital or a home-based strategy of care is superior and cost-effective.
Source: Nature Reviews Cardiology - November 20, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Simonetta ScalviniAmerigo Giordano Tags: News and Views Source Type: research
How would you manage this small melanocytic choroidal tumour?Email this article to a colleague.
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Case report A 68-year-old lady was referred to the Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital (Lausanne, Switzerland), 6 months after her ophthalmologist had observed, during routine eye examination, an asymptomatic, parapapillary, choroidal pigmented tumour in the left eye, covered with drusen and without any orange pigment or associated serous retinal detachment (figure 1A). Best corrected Snellen visual acuity was 0.7 in the right eye, related to a relative hypermetropic amblyopia known since childhood, and 1.0 in the left eye. On fluorescein angiography, pigment epithelial alterations were present, with limited diffusion of the dye...
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - November 20, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Papadopoulou, D., Moulin, A. P., Zografos, L., Schalenbourg, A. Tags: Paediatrics, Eye (globe), Retina, Vision, Open access, Neurology Education Source Type: research
Person‐job fit: An exploratory cross‐sectional analysis of hospitalistsEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS:Features of person‐job fit for hospitalists conformed to what have been observed in nonphysician workforces. Person‐job fit may be a useful complementary survey measure related to job satisfaction but with a greater focus on function. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2012; © 2012 Society of Hospital Medicine
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Keiki Hinami, Chad T. Whelan, Joseph A. Miller, Robert J. Wolosin, Tosha B. Wetterneck Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Utility, charge, and cost of inpatient and emergency department serum folate testingEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS:In folic acid fortified countries, serum folate testing has low utility and poor cost effectiveness for all indications in inpatients and emergency department patients. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2012; © 2012 Society of Hospital Medicine
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Jesse Theisen‐Toupal, Gary L. Horowitz, Anthony C. Breu Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Opportunity lost: End‐of‐life discussions in cancer patients who die in the hospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION:The majority of patients with advanced cancer are considered to have decisional capacity at the time of their terminal hospitalization. Many lose decisional capacity before having an end‐of‐life discussion and have surrogate decision‐makers participate in these discussions. These patients received more aggressive life‐sustaining treatments prior to death and represent a missed opportunity to improve end‐of‐life care. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2012; © 2012 Society of Hospital Medicine
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mark C. Zaros, J. Randall Curtis, Maria J. Silveira, Joann G. Elmore Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Review of computerized physician handoff tools for improving the quality of patient careEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS:The evidence that CHTs improve physician handoff and quality of hospitalized patient care is limited. CHT may improve the efficiency of physician work, reduce adverse events, and increase the completeness of physician handoffs. However, further evaluation using rigorous study designs is needed. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2012; © 2012 Society of Hospital Medicine
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - November 20, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Pin Li, Sajid Ali, Charlotte Tang, William Amin Ghali, Henry Thomas Stelfox Tags: Review Source Type: research
Intrapartum Nurses’ Perceived Influence on Delivery Mode Decisions and OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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ConclusionsThe responses of experienced, intrapartum nurses to actual and perceived time pressures and the subsequent impact on nurse–physician communication patterns and delivery mode outcomes are significant. Findings indicate the need to further explore how individual nursing practice may function as an independent predictor of delivery mode and how shared decision making among physicians, laboring women, and nurses affects rates of cesarean delivery.
Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - November 20, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: Joyce K. Edmonds, Emily J. Jones Tags: Research Source Type: research
Risk of Heart Failure Complication During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Contemporary Population: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data ACTION Registry [Original Articles]Email this article to a colleague.
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Patients with MI who develop HF during hospitalization have a higher risk clinical profile and greater mortality, but may be less likely to receive revascularization in a timely fashion. Targeting these highest risk patients may improve outcome post-MI.
Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - November 20, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shah, R. V., Holmes, D., Anderson, M., Wang, T. Y., Kontos, M. C., Wiviott, S. D., M. Scirica, B. Tags: Congestive, Acute coronary syndromes Original Articles Source Type: research
Rates and Predictors of 30-Day Readmission Among Commercially Insured and Medicaid-Enrolled Patients Hospitalized With Systolic Heart Failure [Original Articles]Email this article to a colleague.
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Compared with commonly cited Medicare HF readmission rates of 20% to 25%, Medicaid patients with systolic HF had lower 30-day readmission rates, and commercially insured patients had even lower rates. Even after adjustment for case mix, Medicaid patients were more likely to be readmitted than commercially insured patients, suggesting that more attention should be focused on readmissions among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.
Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - November 20, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Allen, L. A., Tomic, K. E. S., Smith, D. M., Wilson, K. L., Agodoa, I. Tags: Congestive Original Articles Source Type: research
Data protection training improves data handlingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Discussion: With the expansion of patient data collection and storage, it is important for doctors to maintain an awareness of how to handle such data. DPT is not currently common practice. Our study suggests positive benefits from DPT, and we suggest it could improve the safety with which patient data is handled.
Source: The Clinical Teacher - November 20, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Arpan Tahim, Sanjeeve Sabharwal, Rakesh Dhokia, Rajiv Bajekal, Steve Kyriacou Tags: Postgraduate education Source Type: research
Patterns of mortality in public and private hospitals of Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The results of the present study shows that, in addition to the common Group I causes of death, emerging group II diseases are contributing to high proportions of mortality in the public and private hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Thus, priority should be given to the prevention and management of conditions arising during perinatal period such as low birth weight and still birth, HIV/AIDS; tuberculosis, respiratory infections, cardiovascular diseases, malignant neoplasm, chronic respiratory diseases and road traffic accident. The planning of health resources and activities should take into account the doub...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Awoke MisganawDamen Haile MariamTekebash ArayaKidane Ayele Source Type: research
Quality Outcomes of Reinterpretation of Brain CT Studies by Subspecialty Experts in Stroke ImagingEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION. Most of the interpreted head CT cases read by board-certified general radiologists for patients presenting with stroke or stroke symptoms did not result in discordant interpretations as verified by subspecialty experts. Discordant interpretations did not result in changes in clinical management in most cases. Double reading of head CT scans for these patients by subspecialty experts appears to be an inefficient method of substantially improving imaging health quality outcomes in stroke.
Source: American Journal of Roentgenology - November 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Authors: Jordan, Y. J., Jordan, J. E., Lightfoote, J. B., Ragland, K. D. Tags: Neuroradiology/Head and Neck Imaging Source Type: research
Delay in discharge and its impact on unnecessary hospital bed occupancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Background:
Elderly patients are potentially more vulnerable to prolonged hospital stay as they frequently require additional resources to facilitate their discharge. In an acute hospital setting, we aimed to quantify and compare length of stay (LOS) for all patients over and under the age of 65, and identify the number and cause of days lost under the care of a single surgical unit.
Methods:
Over a 4 month period from January to April 2010, data on the management and source of potential delay was collected daily on consecutive patients admitted and discharged under the care of one consultant surgeon at a district general ...
Source: BMC Health Services Research - November 20, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Muhammad MajeedDean WilliamsRachel PollockFarhat AmirMartin LiamKeen FoongChris Whitaker Source Type: research
How to use near-patient capillary ketone metersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Introduction Urinary ketone measurement has become an established investigation in the management of children with diabetes mellitus.1 2 However, in the context of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), current paediatric clinical guidelines3 4 fall short of providing reliable quantitative recommendations regarding the measurement of ketonuria. Ketonuria occurs as plasma levels of ketone bodies rise above 0.1–0.2 mM, as in the case of DKA.5 More recently it has become possible to measure capillary ketone levels with handheld, near-patient ketone meters. While the use and availability of these devices have steadily increas...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice - November 20, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Bashford, J., Acerini, C. L. Tags: Diarrhoea, Diet, Child and adolescent psychiatry (paedatrics), Child health, Eating disorders, Anorexia nervosa, Diabetes, Metabolic disorders, Guidelines Interpretations Source Type: research
Does take‐home analgesia improve postoperative pain after elective day case surgery? A comparison of hospital vs parent‐supplied analgesiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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DiscussionOur study did not show any differences in the incidence of pain/parental satisfaction between the two groups. Analgesia advice given to parents was poorly retained, suggesting that other methods for disseminating information should be considered.
Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - November 20, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Mary Hegarty, Alyson Calder, Kylie Davies, Margaret Shave, Elaine Christiansen, Tessa Meyer, Britta S. Ungern‐Sternberg Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Hospital staff education on severe sepsis/septic shock and hospital mortality: an original hypothesisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion:
Our hypothesis that a program educating hospital staff to early detection and treatment of severe sepsis/septic shock may affect the outcome of all hospital patients is original, but it has to be corroborated by other experiences.
Source: BMC Anesthesiology - November 20, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Maurizia CapuzzoMarco RambaldiGiovanni PinelliManuela CampesatoAntonia PignaMarco ZanelloMaria BarbagalloMassimo GirardisElena Toschi Source Type: research
More docs working for hospitals as Medicare provides higher reimbursementsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some doctors like the idea of being their own boss, but the independent route is starting to make less financial sense, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
Physicians are increasingly working for hospitals rather than running their own practices. Part of the reason, according to Bloomberg Businessweek, is that Medicare often provides much higher reimbursement to hospitals for the same procedure or treatment.
Some cardiology treatments, for example, garner payment three times as high when done by a…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: James Ritchie Source Type: research
St. Jude Medical jumps into hot transcatheter valve marketEmail this article to a colleague.
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St. Jude Medical Inc. has received European regulatory approval to sell a heart valve that surgeons can implant without performing open-heart surgery.
The product launch will send Little Canada-based St. Jude into what’s expected to become a lucrative market for med-tech companies. The heart valves, which are implanted using a catheter, target patients who are too old or too sick to undergo open-heart surgery.
In Europe, St. Jude’s Portico transcatheter aortic valve will compete against devices…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Katharine Grayson Source Type: research
Wexners up goal for Wexner Heritage Village wellness campaign with $3 million giftEmail this article to a colleague.
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Wexner Heritage Village, a retirement community on Columbus’ east side, has upped the limit on its fundraising campaign in response to a $3 million challenge grant from Les and Abigail Wexner.
The goal for the five-year initiative that launched last year now is $12 million, up from $10 milllion. Most of the campaign is designated for home health and wellness initiatives rather than renovations of the community’s 150-bed nursing home as Wexner Heritage evolves its mission to meet the demands…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Carrie Ghose Source Type: research
UC Davis medical school dean Pomeroy plans to leaveEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Claire Pomeroy, UC Davis vice chancellor for human health services and dean of the School of Medicine, announced Monday morning she plans to leave the university June 30.
Dean of the medical school for almost 10 years, Pomeroy is 57. She became vice chancellor in 2005.
Now it’s time to take a broader role in health policy at the national level, Pomeroy said.
“I’m incredibly excited about my 10 years at UC Davis. We have accomplished so much,” Pomeroy said. “But I have become increasingly…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Kathy Robertson Source Type: research
Aetna asks for small group increasesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aetna Health Inc. is seeking to raise small group rates for its commercial HMO product next year and the size of the increase will depend on the group’s renewal date.
The insurer has asked to increase rates for employers with an average of fewer than 51 average members by 6.1 percent for the first quarter of 2013; 3.4 percent for the second quarter; and 4.4 percent for the third and fourth quarters, according to documents filed with the state Insurance Department. Some 15,000 employers and 141,000…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Kris B. Mamula Source Type: research
Port of Centralia announces plans for big new mixed-use developmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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A “major new development” will be built in Lewis County, Port of Centralia officials announced.
The project, Centralia Station, will be a multi-use project off of the new Mellen Street interchange on Interstate 5.
Plans call for large businesses, including major retailers; facilities for Centralia College; small retail spaces; office space; medical facilities; restaurants; tech warehouse space; and sports fields.
It was unclear how large Centralia Station will be. Port officials were not immediately…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Marc Stiles Source Type: research
Dignity Health finalizes deal for Maricopa urgent careEmail this article to a colleague.
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Continuing to expand its urgent care network, Dignity Health Arizona has finalized an agreement to open an urgent care center in Maricopa.
The new center at 20750 N. John Wayne Parkway in the Shops at Fiesta Maricopa is expected to open in spring 2013. Plans call for spending $600,000 in tenant improvements.
It will employ 16 health care providers. Plans call for hiring four physicians, four registered nurses, four radiology technologists, and four medical assistants.
Linda Hunt, president and…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Angela Gonzales Source Type: research
Kasich tells Feds to operate Ohio’s health insurance exchange, leaves room for changeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Gov. John Kasich told the federal government that Ohio will not operate its own health insurance exchange, for now.
States “do not have any flexibility to build and manage exchanges in ways that respond to unique needs of their citizens or markets,” he said in a Nov. 16 letter to Gary Cohen, director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
Ohio will instead allow the federal government to run its exchange. The exchanges,…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: James Ritchie Source Type: research
Texas Biomed files patent for novel HIV vaccineEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) has applied for a patent for a genetically-engineered vaccine strategy to prevent HIV infection.
The novel vaccine targets the outer layers of body structures that first come into contact with the virus.
The vaccine is designed so that it can be administered in a single dose and last the patient a lifetime. Texas Biomed officials say it could be adapted for use against other infections, as well.
“The development of an effective AIDS vaccine…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: W. Scott Bailey Source Type: research
PMHS names Curtis Constant directorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Curtis J. Constant has been named director of Mercy Intellectual Disabilities Services by the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System.
Constant will be responsible for a $20 million budget and approximately 650 employees and more than 800 clients. He has more than 30 years’ human services direct care and management experience and he served as director of Mercy Behavioral Health’s Adult Treatment Unit since 2003.
Since 1983, Constant has worked as a resident advisor and specialist at Southwest Communities…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Kris B. Mamula Source Type: research
Clinical features of influenza disease in admitted children during the first post‐pandemic season and risk‐factors for hospitalization; a multicentre spanish experienceEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study concludes that influenza disease in paediatric population requiring for hospitalization during the postpandemic season affected mainly children with neurologic or pulmonary comorbidities and children of parents with a lower educational level. Most of the influenza infections caused respiratory symptoms, although neurologic manifestations were also observed. Early initiation of oseltamivir was associated with a shorter length of stay.
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - November 19, 2012 Category: Microbiology Authors: Cristian Launes, Juan Jose García‐García, Aina Martínez‐Planas, Fernando Moraga, Nuria Soldevila, Itziar Astigarraga, Javier Arístegui, Javier Korta, José María Quintana, Nuria Torner, Angela Domínguez, Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Perioperative Pain Management in the Opioid-Tolerant Patient With Chronic Pain: An Evidence-Based Practice ProjectEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article presents the first phase of an evidence-based practice project that focused on improving the perioperative pain management in patients with chronic pain who receive long-acting opioids for the treatment of chronic pain before admission for surgery.
Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - November 19, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: Karen M. Dykstra Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Reconstruction of the rotation center of the hip after oblong cups in revision total hip arthroplastyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions Although optimal acetabular reconstruction can be achieved by using oblong uncemented cups in revision hip surgery, the clinical
and radiological results are not encouraging. Excessive medialization of the cup may increase the rate of loosening.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticlePages 1-11DOI 10.1007/s10195-012-0217-8Authors
Eduardo García-Rey, Department Orthopaedics-IDi Paz, Hospital La Paz, P° Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, SpainRicardo Fernández-Fernández, Department Orthopaedics-IDi Paz, Hospital La Paz, P° Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, SpainDavid Durán, Depar...
Source: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology - November 19, 2012 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Source Type: research
3D images based on MDCT in evaluation of patients with suspected foreign body aspirationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract To evaluate the value of 3D images based on multi-detect computer tomography (MDCT) for the diagnosis and management of patients
with suspected foreign bodies aspiration, and report our experience about diagnosis and management of the aforementioned patients
using the 3D images, as well as detail our protocol for the management of those patients. Forty-four patients (37 children,
7 adults) with suspected foreign bodies aspiration who accepted pre-surgical examination and bronchoscopy in our hospital
were included in this study. All the patients’ pre-surgical 3D images based on MDCT were reconstruc...
Source: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - November 19, 2012 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Source Type: research
Phase I study of pulsatile 3-day administration of afatinib (BIBW 2992) in combination with docetaxel in advanced solid tumorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion Afatinib 90 mg administered for 3 days after docetaxel 75 mg/m2 is the MTD for this treatment schedule and the recommended phase II/phase III dose. This combination showed anti-tumor activity
in phase I, with a manageable adverse-event profile.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory PHASE I STUDIESPages 1-8DOI 10.1007/s10637-012-9880-0Authors
A. H. Awada, Institut Jules Bordet Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 121 Boulevard de Waterloo, Brussels, BelgiumH. Dumez, Department of General Medical Oncology and Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven Cancer...
Source: Investigational New Drugs - November 19, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Investigational New Drugs Source Type: research
The Neonatal Golden HourEmail this article to a colleague.
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In his bestselling book Better, Atul Gawande provides us with a startling description of how serious trauma is managed in modern day wars and how medical teams have managed to lower mortality among injured soldiers to remarkably low levels. They have done so despite the significantly higher fire power of the weaponry they face and the lack of any major medical or technologic advances to assist them. “How the military medical teams have achieved this is important to think about, it is the simple, almost banal changes that have produced enormous improvements,” says Gawande in his book. Key changes with the most impact in...
Source: Clinics in Perinatology - November 19, 2012 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Lucky Jain Source Type: research
