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Coordinated Care Approach May Be Best for Patients with Heart Failure
Study shows teaming hospitalists with cardiologists could improve quality of care, outcomes
Quality
ACCF/AHA 2013 Guidelines for Managing Heart Failure
Recommendations emphasize managing hospitalization and care transitions, using guideline-directed and proven medical therapies, employing evidence...
Quality
Cardiologists Help Lower Readmission Rates for Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
Research on post-discharge care showed cardiologists more effective than hospitalists in preventing heart failure patient readmissions
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Guidelines Help Hospitalists Manage Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
Mount Sinai Medical Center expert outlines ACS treatment guidelines, new advances, and performance measures at the seventh annual Mid-Atlantic...
Practice Management
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Joaquin Cigarroa, MD, of Oregon Health & Science University, discuss the overlap of cardiology and hospital medicine
Dr. Cigarroa is clinical chief of cardiology at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland
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Guidelines Drive Optimal Care for Heart Failure Patients
For patients with heart failure, adhering to recommended therapies reduces 24-month mortality risk
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Follow-Up Appointments Essential for Heart Failure Patients
Risk of rehospitalization low for heart-failure patients who follow-up with their outpatient doctors
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Online System Doesn’t Affect Pneumonia, Heart Attack Mortality Rates
Still value in public reporting, transparency, says hospitalist
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New Studies Show Increased MI, ACS Risks in Dabigatran Patients
Anticoagulant's benefits might still outweigh drawbacks, researcher says
Quality
Intermountain Risk Score Could Help Heart Failure Cases
A risk measurement model created by the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, may one day be a familiar tool to HM...