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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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Single-patient trials helpful in determining statin tolerability

March 4, 2014February 26, 2014 saypeople 0 Comments Annals of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular disease, disease, health, Low-density lipoprotein, medical, medicine, myalgia, Patient, science, statin

Main Point: Single-patient, or n-of-1, trials may be a useful method for determining which patients are experiencing true statin-related discomfort

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Hospital Readmission Rate Varies Following Care at Rehabilitation Facility

February 12, 2014February 8, 2014 saypeople 0 Comments health, JAMA, medical, Patient, science

Main Points: Chicago – Among rehabilitation facilities providing services to Medicare fee-for-service patients, 30-day hospital readmission rates vary, from about