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The U.S. uninsured rate held steady at a record low of 13.4 percent in May, according to a recent Gallup poll. The uninsured rate appears to have leveled off after monthly declines in the wake of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s major provisions taking effect. It remains to be seen whether the uninsured […]
Read MoreHospitals across the country are struggling to deal with a shortage of one of their essential medical supplies. Manufacturers are rationing saline — a product used all over the hospital to clean wounds, mix medications and treat dehydration. Now drug companies say they won’t be able to catch up with demand until next year. That […]
Read MoreAuthors: Al-Khatib SM et al., JAMA 2014 Jun 4; 311:2209 In a cross-registry cohort of patients with LVEFs between 30% and 35%, mortality was significantly lower in those who received a device than in those who did not. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in patients with cardiomyopathies have generally restricted enrollment to […]
Read MoreIn a cross-registry cohort of patients with left-ventricular ejection fractions between 30% and 35%, mortality was significantly lower in those who received a device than in those who did not. The findings were published in JAMA.
Read MoreThis is important no matter what department you practice in. Health care worker fatigue contributed to more than 1,600 incidents reported through the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS), with 37 considered harmful and four resulting in patient deaths, according the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority. An article released from the PPSA’s June advisory examined data […]
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