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Almost one in 10 Medicare patients undergoing carotid revascularization are readmitted within 30 days

Almost One in 10 Readmitted After Carotid Revascularization

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Risk of readmission greater after carotid artery stenting than carotid endarterectomy
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Art Program Hones Med Students’ Visual Observation Skills

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Students become better at observation and appreciate the importance of communication
Most physicians have barely begun to deal with issues relating to documentation associated with the transition to the International Classification of Diseases

Many Doctors Haven’t Started Dealing With ICD-10 Revision

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Tips to ease transition include contacting vendors and health plans, improving documentation
Significantly more adults in Florida and Texas struggle to pay medical bills or pay off medical debt over time compared with residents of New York and California

Medical Debt Burden Higher in Texas, Florida

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California and New York fully expanded Medicaid coverage under ACA, but Texas and Florida did not
A new model accurately identifies potential organ donors following cardiac death in neurocritical patients removed from life support. The findings were published online March 21 in the American Journal of Transplantation.

Model Predicts Cardiac Death After Life Support Withdrawal

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Brain death not accepted by Chinese, so model IDs those for organ donation
The diagnostic yield of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration is not influenced by the type of sedation used

Sedation Type Doesn’t Influence Diagnostic Yield in EBUS-TBNA

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Similar diagnostic yield, rate of major complications for moderate sedation, general anesthesia
Physicians have only 45 days to review and dispute reports regarding their financial ties to drug and medical device manufacturers reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act

Limited Time Available to Review Sunshine Act Data

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Doctors have limited time period to review financial data and dispute reports before they go public
Stethoscope hygiene is rarely performed by trainee physicians

Med Students, Residents Rarely Perform Stethoscope Hygiene

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After excluding cases prompted by attending doctor, stethoscope hygiene performed in 11 percent
The case of an 8-year-old Canadian boy suggests that it's possible

Case Report of Food Allergy Acquired Via Blood Transfusion

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Doctors need to be aware of the possibility of 'passive transfer'
Collaborative relationships between nurses and physicians decrease rates of common health care-associated infections in intensive care units

Nurse-Physician Collaboration Tied to Lower Infection Rates

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Findings seen for two common health care-associated infections in critical care