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Septic ICU patients had high rate of VTE despite prophylaxis

More than a third of ICU patients with severe sepsis or septic shock had a venous thromboembolism (VTE) despite receiving recommended thromboprophylaxis, a recent study found.

Most medicine residents don't know costs of tests or treatments, survey finds

Only about a quarter of internal medicine residents know where to find estimated costs of tests and treatments and a similar proportion share that information with patients, a recent survey found.

Supreme Court upholds federal subsidies for health insurance

The Supreme Court ruled last week that the premium subsidies created by the Affordable Care Act will continue to be available in states where the federal government manages health insurance marketplaces.

ICDs may be underused among older patients after heart attack

Fewer than 1 in 10 eligible older patients with low ejection fraction following a myocardial infarction (MI) received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) within 1 year, a study found.

Who's tops at your hospital? Let us know this month!

ACP Hospitalist is seeking candidates for its eighth annual Top Hospitalists issue in November, which will feature great achievers in hospital medicine.

Vote for your favorite entry

ACP Hospitalist Weekly's cartoon caption contest continues. Readers can vote for their favorite caption to determine the winner.