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New Study Published in JACC: Heart Failure Reveals that Despite Significant Efforts to Improve Acute Heart Failure Treatment Over the Past 20 Years, Management Remains Unchanged

DAIC

As a national community-based cohort, Trajectory and Response to Emergently Administered Therapy for Acute Heart Failure (TREAT-AHF) is a contemporary registry that characterizes a diverse population of 262,673 patients with HF from 2015 to 2022. Reprieve is committed to building these partnerships.”

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Abstract TMP104: Timing of Recurrence After Ischemic Stroke by Subtype: A Population-Based Study

Stroke Journal

We examined whether the timing of recurrence after ischemic stroke varied by subtype in a large population-based study.Methods:In 2015, we identified all acute ischemic stroke events from hospitals in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area. Events in the last 6 months of 2014 were oversampled for black patients.

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How the world now works – or doesn’t

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

In the UK, more specifically England, doctors and nurses have been leaving the profession in droves. Lo and behold, we find that the number of doctors and nurses has actually, mysteriously, who’d have thunk it … increased. Did they find a locked room full of 3,700 doctors and 9,100 nurses that no-one had noticed before? ‘

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Abstract TMP82: How Well Do Prehospital Stroke Triage Scores Identify Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage?

Stroke Journal

We determined the ability of prehospital LVO triage scores to identify ICH patients and to discriminate lobar from non-lobar ICH.Methods:We identified ICH cases presenting to the ED in Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky in 2005, 2010, and 2015. 12, I60-69), clinical data was extracted by a research nurse and adjudicated by physicians.

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All About Cardiac Remote Patient Monitoring Software

Vector Remote

Since it was announced as a Class 1A recommendation in 2015 by the Heart Rhythm Society, cardiac remote patient monitoring has become the standard of care for cardiac device patients. RPM solutions are improving healthcare outcomes and helping patients lead healthier lives.

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How Interoperability Can Streamline the MIPS Reporting Changes

GEMMS

Established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) , the MIPS Program is pivotal in determining Medicare payment adjustments for healthcare practices. What is MIPS? By assessing a composite performance score, eligible clinicians stand to receive payment bonuses and penalties or remain unaffected by adjustments.

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Firefighter / Paramedic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner @DidlakeDW Peer review and commentary by Dr. Steve Smith [link] @SmithECGblog It is early-summer, approximately 1330 hours, no cloud cover overhead, and 86 degrees with high humidity. A 59 y/o Female calls 911 for crushing chest discomfort and difficulty breathing.