Search results for "Health statistics"
January 2007
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/01/
Hospitalization rates for sepsis, septicemia have risen in U.S., CDC reports
Rates of hospitalization for sepsis and septicemia more than doubled from 2000 through 2008, according to a new data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/29/1.htm
29 Jun 2011
One-way lung valves may offer hope to patients with severe emphysema
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. and resulted in 638,000 hospital discharges in 2004, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/01/qa.htm
15 Jan 2007
New report assesses health in every U.S. county
Anemia drugs require risk managementConfusing Maalox product to be renamed
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/24/4.htm
24 Feb 2010
Coding corner
Coding corner: ICD-9 changes take effect.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/coding.htm
15 Oct 2008
Cost, loss of insurance lead many to forgo needed medical care
Health insurance is a major factor when people balance health care with its cost.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/trends.htm
15 Apr 2009
Pandemic pinpoints racial and ethnic disparities
Numerous factors play a role in why Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans are more likely to contract COVID-19.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/pandemic-pinpoints-racial-and-ethnic-disparities.htm
15 Sep 2020
In the News
More hospitals employing physicians, survey finds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/09/itn.htm
15 Sep 2008
Malnutrition revisited
Criteria remain problematic from the clinical, coding, and regulatory perspectives and deserve more attention and discussion
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/coding-malnutrition-revisited.htm
15 Jan 2017
In the News
CDC reports sharp rise in kidney disease hospitalizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2008