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Overview of Outpatient Strategies for Optimizing Patient Outcomes in HE

HCPLive

The expert panel on hepatic encephalopathy (HE) presents clinical recommendations for managing patients with recurrent or episodic HE in the outpatient setting.

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Does Value Based Care Improve Cardiology?

CardiacWire

Casting doubt on value based cardiac care, a JAMA study found that outpatient cardiology practices enrolled in an accountable care organization (ACO) through the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) dont offer better care than non-ACO practices. No changes in CVD drug prescriptions, LDL profiles, or smoking cessation.

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Is the obesity paradox in outpatients with heart failure reduced ejection fraction real?

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The primary objective was to understand the association between body mass index (BMI) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF) of ischemic etiology in outpatients, using mortality as a parameter. group provided the worst outcome ( p  = 0.123). Most were male, average age 62.6 (56–70), 56–70), BMI 18.5–24.9 = 35.1%,

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Abstract TMP95: Risk Factors, Stroke Characteristics and Outcomes in Children with Inpatient Versus Outpatient Strokes

Stroke Journal

Children who suffer arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) while hospitalized are often critically ill and may have distinct acute and chronic risk factors, stroke characteristics and outcomes compared to those with outpatient strokes. A significantly higher proportion of inpatient stroke patients died compared to outpatient strokes (27.3%

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7 EHR Interoperability Tips for Outpatient Care

GEMMS

In the dynamic realm of outpatient care, healthcare providers frequently encounter the need to exchange crucial patient information and records with fellow medical professionals. 7 Tips for Interoperability in EHR Software for Outpatient Care 1.

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QI-482886-005 IMPROVEMENT OF ANTICOAGULANTS PRESCRIPTION AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES AFTER IMPLANTATION OF AN AF ALERT SYSTEM IN THE OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT

HeartRhythm

However, the real-world usage of the AF alert system in hospital outpatient departments is still unclear, and its impact on clinical outcomes is not well understood. In previous randomized controlled trial, the alert system modestly enhanced the prescription of OAC among consecutive hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

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Mortality and Readmissions after Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: An Analysis of Inpatient and Outpatient State Databases

HeartRhythm

Assessment of contemporary real-world outcomes of VT ablation requires data inclusive of both inpatient and outpatient encounters. Catheter ablation is an effective therapy for ventricular tachycardia (VT) and is increasing in use.