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Opioids or NSAIDS? Current Pain Management Best Practices, with Shoshana Herzig, MD, MPH

HCPLive

Herzig outlined a talk she gave at the ACP Internal Medicine 2025 meeting reviewing the latest data in acute inpatient pain management.

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The Management of Elevated Blood Pressure in the Acute Care Setting: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Hypertension Journal

In contrast, there is a lack of comparable evidence for guiding the management of elevated BP in the acute care setting, resulting in significant practice variation. Throughout this scientific statement, we use the terms acute care and inpatient to refer to care received in the emergency department and after admission to the hospital.

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Abstract WP45: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Inpatient Stroke Code Time Target Metrics

Stroke Journal

We evaluated our current process and implemented action plans to enhance the current inpatient stroke code process through focused education and training of staff to improve their recognition of acute stroke, timely activation of stroke code and improved CT initiation and treatment times.

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Abstract WMP94: Trends in Co-morbidities and Mortality in Rescue Stenting and Elective Stenting for Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease: National Inpatient Sample Data Analysis

Stroke Journal

National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database from 2009 to 2020, evaluating patients who presented with stroke from ICAD and were treated with angioplasty and stenting and analyzed presenting co-morbidities and patient outcomes.

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Abstract TP59: Dysphagia Screening: Achieving and Maintaining High Compliance

Stroke Journal

During a recent stroke certification survey, the BHS Comprehensive Stroke Center was recognized for consistent compliance with Dysphagia Screening [DS] that was well above the national benchmark.

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2023 STS Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

The STS 2023 Coding Workshop: Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 2-day virtual event that will provide cardiothoracic surgery coders, surgeons, and all billing professionals with the latest coding and reimbursement updates affecting cardiothoracic surgical practices. Missed the event? STS Members receive a discount!