Hospital Medicine

Brown spoke about the process changes the hospital has made to improve the workflow of the emergency department.

Gun violence is an epidemic in the US, but research remains underfunded compared to other leading causes of mortality.

Husain discussed the overall challenges of making a structure part of the culture in an environment like the emergency department—one that is hectic by nature.

Husain spoke about how important it is for staff to know their roles in the ED, and how vital it is to have each member working to the top of their certifications.

Husain details the importance of the hospital administration's role in providing structure to an otherwise chaotic environment such as the emergency department.

Husain spoke about improving the emergency department processes at Hahnemann University Hospital.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb addressed the back-end tactics employed by pharmaceutical companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.

Whether comprised of a nurse anesthetist or anesthesiologist assistant, patients undergoing surgery experienced no significant differences in mortality, length of stay, or inpatient costs.

The T2Bacterial Panel has proven able to detect specific sepsis-causing bacterial pathogens nearly 10 times faster than competitors.

Findings should prompt future investigations into care disparities at skilled-care facilities to mediate higher mortality rates observed among senior survivors of critical illness.

Under Medicaid expansion, declines in ICU admission may mean that increased access to insurance has led to improvements in clinical outcomes.

From 2000 to 2016, the proportion of organ donors who died of drug intoxication increased from 1.2% to 13.7% in the US.

Reducing use of opiates near the end of hospital stay, especially 24 hours prior to discharge, may reduce outpatient prescription of opioids.

Between 3 and 9 months post-discharge, 36.9% of those aged 76+ years were prescribed an opioid, with a 5.0% incidence of long-term opioid use.

Ambient air pollution has become one of the world's greatest killers. But physicians still differ on their involvement in fighting it.

Medic Vision's iQMR reported 30% reduced brain exam scan time without adverse effects to image quality.

The practice has only reached a handful of states in 25 years of proposal. What drives the arguments for and against it?

The Spectrum IQ system is designed to integrate with bi-directional EMRs and incorporates the First Databank evidence-based library of IV medications.

The injection therapy was a previously non-approved FDA product that was grandfathered into marketed use for about 4 decades.

The rate shows a correlated effect on the collaboration efforts between nurses and physicians.

Researchers found that biased language affected a physician’s attitude toward a patient as well as the aggressiveness of their pain management choices.

For even life-altering conditions such as cardiovascular disease, not enough Americans are taking their medicine. Why?

The technology can be used with both steam and vaporized hydrogen peroxide, simultaneously in any incubation well.

How an Australian anesthetist and English midwife student convinced providers around the world to be open about their names.

Approximately 1 in every 5 men develop a urinary stricture, with urological procedures pertaining to the treatment anticipated to skyrocket with the aging of the baby boomer generation.