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Endovascular treatment as effective in routine clinical practice as in trials

The findings confirm that endovascular treatment should be standard of care for patients with acute ischemic stroke due to proximal intracranial vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation, the study authors said.

Hospitals' heart failure mortality rates associated with patients' long-term outcomes

Hospitals with better 30-day mortality rates had higher adherence to recommended processes of care, including use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization therapies, and postdischarge follow-up.

Hospitals with more postdischarge ED visits have fewer readmissions, study finds

The analysis of Medicare data found wide variation among the hospitals in their ED visit rates among patients recently hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia.

Paper records containing personal information not always properly discarded by hospitals

All five hospitals in the Canadian study had personally identifiable information or personal health information found in their recycling bins, with physician offices being the most common location.

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