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Some transitional care interventions more effective than others for reducing mortality, readmissions after heart failure

May 27, 2014May 22, 2014 saypeople 0 Comments Annals of Internal Medicine, Heart failure, Hospital, Internal medicine, medical, medicine, Patient, science

Main Point: Home-visiting programs and multidisciplinary heart failure (MDS-HF) clinic interventions reduce all-cause mortality and hospital readmissions following heart failure,

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Study Finds High Utilization of Neuroimaging for Headaches Despite Guidelines

March 18, 2014March 15, 2014 saypeople 0 Comments Conditions and Diseases, headache, health, Internal medicine, medical, medicine, Neurological Disorders, science

Main Point: Neuroimaging for headaches is frequently ordered by physicians during outpatient visits, despite guidelines that recommend against such routine

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Insulin-Related Hypoglycemia, Errors Related to Emergencies, Hospitalizations

March 11, 2014March 9, 2014 saypeople 0 Comments disease, hypoglycemia, insulin, Internal medicine, JAMA Internal Medicine, medical, medicine, science

Main Points: Elderly patients with diabetes treated with insulin were more likely than younger patients to visit the emergency department