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Hospital-Based Medicine

News, opinions and meeting coverage in hospital-based medicine.

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More Doctors Push Back Against Medicine's 'Workaholic' Culture

Wall Street Journal article sparks major discussion of work-life balance in medicine

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Clinicians Too Play a Role in Community Violence Intervention

Collaboration between different program types is key

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Nurse Burnout Linked to Reduced Patient Safety

It's time to move beyond simply teaching nurses to "tolerate a broken system," researcher says

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Field Notes: One of the Toughest Airways of My Career

Technique matters. Thinking matters more.

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RFK Jr. Threatens the Very Fabric of Healthcare

A vote to give Kennedy power is a vote against public health

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Medicare Finalizes Doc Pay Cut; Mask Mandates Return; Top Voter Concerns

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How Physicians Can Unionize and Strike With Compassion

It's important to consider the impact on patient care

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A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas ERs

This marks one of at least two women who died under the state abortion ban

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Staffing Firm Can't Pay Its Doctors

NES Health says a temporary revenue shortfall is to blame

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Texas Hospitals Must Now Ask Patients Whether They Are in the U.S. Legally

State will also track the cost of treating people without legal status

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MedPod Today: Upcoding Concerns; COVID Vax Recs; Med School Credit for Parenting

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What's Our Capacity for Measuring Hospital Capacity?

With respiratory virus season coming, resumed reporting is critical

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Vote: Your Health and Your Patients' Health Depend on It

Civic participation is linked to better community health

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Toddler's Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars

A look at the cost of antivenom

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ASA Advises No Longer Holding GLP-1 Agents Prior to Surgery for Most Patients

New guidance replaces earlier rec of a 1-week and 1-day hold of injectable and oral GLP-1 agents

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Woman Dies Waiting 40 Hours for Care; NP's Sex Assault Arrest; Violence in Hospitals

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Early AKI Care Recommendations Did Not Improve Patient Outcomes

Personalized recs were made by team of physicians and pharmacists within an hour of diagnosis

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Why Medicine Is Bad at Customer Service -- And How to Fix It

Healthcare is one of few industries still lacking in convenience

Lasting Effects of Racial Discrimination in Medical School

Discrimination tied to lack of personal, professional development fostered by institutions

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Hospitals' AI Transcription Tool Invents Things No One Ever Said, Researchers Say

Chunks of text or even entire sentences were made up, according to experts

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UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding

Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school

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New Elective for Med Students Gives Credit for Parenting, Caregiving

The elective allows new parents to spend time with their child while gaining knowledge

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Want to Fix ED Boarding? Try 'Surgical Smoothing,' Expert Says

And no, it doesn't involve doing surgery on the weekends, notes Peter Viccellio, MD

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Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests

Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns

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What Will the IV Fluid Shortage Mean for Hospital Finance?

A more strategic approach to production is key to preventing crises like this

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Sodium Channel Blocker Relieves Acute Pain in Phase III Data

Trials favor a first new class of pain drug in years

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IV Fluid Shortage May Impact Surgeries Around the U.S. for Weeks

Hurricane-related damage keeps sterile fluids factory shut down

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No X-Ray Proof of Rare Surgical Complication Tied to GLP-1 Agonists

Conundrum of holding meds continues following conflicting reports of aspiration events

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Why Hospital Gowns Are Ugly; Mass Food Poisoning in Maryland; Eli Lilly Files Suit

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Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger

Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use

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Deep Neuromuscular Blockade Helps Keyhole Surgery, but Not Outcomes Per Se

No impact on safety outcomes after laparoscopic surgery

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Shorter Course of Antibiotics Works for Bloodstream Infections

With few exceptions, treatment can be shortened to 7 days, researcher says

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'Virtual ED' Helps One Health System Avoid Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits

Half of patients referred to care at home, doctor's office, or urgent care

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MedPod Today: Med Ed Drama; Chiropractic in Academia; MA 'Extra Benefits' Worth It?

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Shorter Medical Degree Program Outcomes Just as Good

NYU finds its accelerated program matches the traditional program on key measures

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Use of Prior Authorization Up in Medicare Advantage Plans, Senate Report Finds

Post-acute care services targeted for coverage denials

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Are Surgical Outcomes Better With MDs or DOs?

Medicare claims analysis finds no differences in death, readmissions, and length of stay

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California Health Workers Get a Pay Bump Under New Minimum Wage Law

Many workers will see the increase this week

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State to Pay $13M After Shooter Drill Terrified Kids' Psych Hospital

Fifty children at the hospital will each receive about $60,000

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Clonidine Comparable to Morphine for Infants With Opioid Withdrawal

Randomized trial showed no significant differences in length of treatment, neurobehavioral scores

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