February 18th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: February 18th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the relationship between hospital readmission and mortality rates for those hospitalized with acute MI, HF, or pneumonia, the effects of body size and hypertension treatments on CV event rates, and more.
February 9th, 2012
What Are You Doing About Readmission Rates?
Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
Today there was news that an insurance company may start incorporating incentives about readmission into its contracts. What are you doing about readmission rates at your institution?
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Strategies and Criteria for the Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis
- Sex-Based Disparity in CABG Outcomes: Are We Moving Toward Parity?
- Can Genetic and Social Risk Scores Improve Cardiac Risk Prediction?
- Extensive Ablation vs. Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
- Can a Novel Stent Design Improve Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?