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- Anticoagulation in Patients with Cancer-Associated Pulmonary Embolism: How Long is Long Enough?
- Spironolactone Use After Percutaneous Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction
- CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing for Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy
- Does Colchicine Reduce Cardiac Events After Myocardial Infarction?
- First-Line Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia After MI: What's the Best Approach?