Search results for "Atrial Fibrillation"
Measure of the month: Stroke and stroke rehabilitation
In accordance with a law passed by Congress late in 2006, physicians and other eligible professionals are able to receive bonus payments of a percentage (increased to 2%) of their total allowed Medicare charges, subject to a cap, by submitting information for defined quality measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/measure.htm
15 Mar 2009
FDA Update
New opioid therapy guidelines, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/fda.htm
15 Apr 2009
Measure of the month: Stroke and stroke rehabilitation
In accordance with a law passed by Congress late in 2006, physicians and other eligible professionals are able to receive bonus payments of a percentage (increased to 2%) of their total allowed Medicare charges, subject to a cap, by submitting information for defined quality measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/measure.htm
15 Apr 2009
Measure of the month: Stroke and stroke rehabilitation
In accordance with a law passed by Congress late in 2006, physicians and other eligible professionals are able to receive bonus payments of a percentage (increased to 2%) of their total allowed Medicare charges, subject to a cap, by submitting information for defined quality measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/measure.htm
15 May 2009
acp-hosp0905.qxd
ACE inhibitor, ARB in heart failure, antiplatelets in CAD, beta-blocker in CAD with prior MI, DVT prophylaxis in stroke, antiplatelets in stroke, anticoagulant in stroke with atrial fibrillation, tPA considered
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/acph-200905-measure_t1.pdf
20 May 2009
Debunking the gospel of heparin for strokes
Portraying heparin as a religion may be an exaggeration, but not so far from the truth.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/stroke.htm
15 Jun 2009
Measure of the month: Advance care plan
In accordance with a law passed by Congress late in 2006, physicians and other eligible professionals are able to receive bonus payments of a percentage (increased to 2%) of their total allowed Medicare charges, subject to a cap, by submitting information for defined quality measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/measure.htm
15 Jun 2009
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about statins use before stroke, heparin dose after STEMI, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/jw.htm
15 Jun 2009
Measure of the month: Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
In accordance with a law passed by Congress late in 2006, physicians and other eligible professionals are able to receive bonus payments of a percentage (increased to 2%) of their total allowed Medicare charges, subject to a cap, by submitting information for defined quality measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/measure.htm
15 Jul 2009
A leap forward
Life was fairly dull on Ganymede-13. I sat in my small bungalow on the edge of a vast forest of genetically engineered bamboo, looking at several foot-long segments of the plant.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/newman.htm
15 Jul 2009