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Score validated for predicting bleeding risk in inpatients
The IMPROVE bleeding risk score should be used to guide venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, since it accurately predicted major bleeds in a cohort of medical inpatients, a study concluded.
Readmissions common with severe sepsis and mild or moderate AKI, study finds
A third of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock were readmitted within 30 days, and mild to moderate acute kidney injury was the only modifiable risk factor identified in these patients.
Hospitals often overestimate performance of timely tPA delivery for stroke, study finds
Hospitals that delivered less tPA and did it more slowly were more likely to overestimate their performance on the 1-hour door-to-needle measure, according to a Get With the Guidelines study.
Physician time a main driver of MOC costs, analysis indicates
Costs of maintaining certification varied by subspecialty and increased from 2013 to 2015.
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