HCPLive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

According to a new study, overall outpatient mental health care increased from 11.2% between 2018 and 2018. However, for individuals with serious psychological distress, the rate of care decreased from 46.5% to 40.4%.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

DECEMBER 4, 2024

New study findings suggest that this type of screening is also cost-effective in the long term, especially in outpatient settings. Earlier research showed that primary care clinicians using AI-ECG tools identified more unknown cases of a weak heart pump, also called low ejection fraction, than without AI.

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Research Heart Failure Outpatient 100

American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Among patients with transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), vutrisiran reduced the risk of outpatient worsening heart failure (HF) – which was itself associated with a 2.6-fold fold increased risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events.

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HCPLive

MAY 17, 2024

Patients who missed their initial HCV treatment appointment had greater housing instability, transportation difficulty, and a history of medication non-adherence.

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Outpatient 64

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We sought to compare how attention to recs differed by type of teleneurology care.Methods:We evaluated outpatient video and e-consults for Veterans with stroke/TIA receiving care in the VA National TeleNeurology Program from 12/2022-4/2023. E-consults were completed if relevant records were available in the electronic health record (EHR).

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Cassling

JULY 19, 2024

With only one CT scanner in the hospital to service outpatients and the emergency room, Bonner General saw an urgent need for expansion in order to better serve its patients. Since 2014, Bonner General Health in Sand Point, Idaho, has experienced a staggering 73% increase in the number of CT scans they perform annually.

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Dr. Anish Koka

JULY 23, 2023

Reducing or changing reimbursement for procedures in the outpatient/non-hospital setting is a common solution proffered by a number of commenters. More trials may shed light on exactly how inappropriate atherectomy is and define the population best suited for it.

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Vascular Care Outpatient Peripheral Arterial Disease Stents 52

HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

However, the impact of monitoring on acute clinical management decisions utilizing mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry (Philips MCOT) is not known. Ambulatory cardiac monitors are utilized to diagnose arrhythmias and to establish symptom-arrhythmia correlation.

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Cassling

MAY 10, 2024

In addition to being a primary care provider and outpatient facility, the Casselton Clinic provides radiology services on site, including X-ray. The Essentia Health-Casselton Clinic prides itself on its small town roots, with providers getting to know each and every patient on a first name basis.

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Outpatient Blog 98

HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

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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Outpatient Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes Hospital 40

Cassling

APRIL 26, 2024

The system accelerates and standardizes 2D fluoroscopic and 3D cone-beam computed tomography (CT) imaging for surgeons and operating room teams in hospitals and outpatient facilities, bringing consistency to automated workflows and reducing imaging time during operations.

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Outpatient Hospital Blog 98

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 4, 2024

New study findings published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health suggest that this type of screening is also cost-effective in the long term, especially in outpatient settings.

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Heart Failure Outpatient Research 71

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Self-reported smoking status was assessed at each consecutive visit and used to determine smoking cessation after each interim ASCVD event (myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft, stroke/transient ischemic attack, peripheral artery disease).

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Outpatient Peripheral Arterial Disease Cardiovascular Disease 45

The New England Journal of Medicine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This feature about a man who has had a spontaneous pneumothorax offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one supporting insertion of a chest tube and the other recommending following the patient closely as an outpatient.

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HCPLive

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

These data indicate that in the US, the outpatient management of patients with pulmonary embolism identified as lower-risk may continue to be underutilized.

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Embolism Pulmonary Outpatient 72

American College of Cardiology

JUNE 24, 2024

What is the efficacy and safety of a single dose of 120 mg of flecainide acetate oral inhalation solution (FlecIH) administered in a monitored outpatient setting for the conversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) to sinus rhythm (SR)?

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Atrial Fibrillation Outpatient Article 75

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Purpose:Evaluate NNN-P impact on the Inpatient & Outpatient Post Stroke Continuum.Method:A retrospective review of 1,493 SP was conducted w/402 in the NNN-P. Contact information was verified with post DC calls at 3, 7, 30, & 90 days [d] w/Modified Rankin Score assessment [mRS-A] at 90d.

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DAIC

MAY 31, 2024

Beyond clinical care, this partnership will deploy AI in all aspects of care delivery including patient engagement and bringing operational efficiency to Cardiology outpatient centers. and InfoBionic.Ai are elevating cardiovascular care by providing new and more effective tools for doctors to diagnose and predict risk.

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American College of Cardiology

APRIL 1, 2024

What is the prognostic importance of an increase in N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and outpatient diuretic intensification (ODI) as markers of disease progression in a cohort of patients with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA)?

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Outpatient Article 66

DAIC

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

NCDR has the experience and data needed to allow ASCs to benchmark their performance against similar facilities, including hospitals performing these procedures on an outpatient basis, and use that information to optimize care delivery and patient outcomes.”

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Open Heart

JANUARY 29, 2024

Objective This study aimed to explore clinicians’ perspectives of ambulatory care in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). Methods Semistructured interviews were carried out remotely (Zoom) with a range of physicians providing ambulatory care to patients with ACHD across the UK.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Current guidelines recommend inpatient monitoring during sotalol initiation due to safety concerns in relation to its proarrhythmic effect.

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Med Page Today

JULY 10, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- For patients with chronic heart failure (HF) who have persistent congestion despite high doses of oral loop diuretics, the right way to intensify diuretics in the outpatient setting may be narrowed, based on a small randomized.

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HCPLive

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

At NASPGHAN 2024, Okuno shared findings on reduced parental stress after children’s tube weaning, emphasizing the potential for new outpatient weaning protocols.

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Outpatient 52

American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

A novel quality improvement (QI) initiative for guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) utilization increased angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) prescriptions in outpatients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF,) according to an implementation perspective paper published (..)

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Outpatient Heart Failure Article 56

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

AUGUST 16, 2024

West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health will open a new outpatient heart center, the UnityPoint Health-Trinity Heart Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

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American College of Cardiology

MAY 3, 2024

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequently encountered diagnosis in both the emergency department (ED) and among hospitalized patients, with increasing incidence throughout the U.S.

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Embolism Pulmonary Outpatient Hospital 40

The American Journal of Cardiology

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Publication date: 15 January 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 211 Author(s): Chadapa Sevamontree, Supreeya Jintajirapan, Pran Phakdeekitcharoen, Prin Vathesatogkit, Bunyong Phakdeekitcharoen

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HCPLive

JULY 8, 2024

Medical experts discuss the management of patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) receiving lactulose and rifaximin therapy and develop diarrhea or a urinary tract infection (UTI) in the outpatient setting.

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Outpatient 52

DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

For example, because outcomes were not adjudicated by independent reviewers, outpatient heart failure events were not formally captured as part of the primary endpoint. However, researchers said data on outpatient heart failure visits were collected as part of the study protocols for assessing adverse events.

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Heart Attack Heart attacks Heart Failure Outpatient 98

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

APRIL 15, 2024

Since then, she has been regularly attending outpatient clinic appointments. During a routine physical examination three years ago, a 47-year-old woman received a diagnosis of a nodule in her right upper lung.

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Outpatient 52

American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule and the 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) final rule on Nov. Of note, the 2025 PFS conversion factor is $32.3465, a reduction of 2.83% from $33.2875 in 2024.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Hospitals and health systems should be bracing for an 8% and 25% increase in demand for inpatient and outpatient cardiac procedures, respectively, over the next 10 years, according to a new report from Vizient analytic company, Sg2.

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DAIC

JULY 3, 2024

Researchers found that Between January 2013 and September 2023, private equity firms acquired 41 outpatient cardiology practices, corresponding to 342 clinic sites. “Private equity acquisitions in other specialties have been shown to decrease quality and increase costs, so it is critical to understand the impact on cardiology.”

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Circulation

AUGUST 4, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue 6 , Page e106-e106, August 6, 2024.

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Preserved Ejection Fraction Outpatient Article Heart Failure 45

American College of Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

4, providing feedback and raising concerns on several issues of relevance to the cardiovascular community in the 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule. The ACC submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Sept.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In this retrospective study, a total of 103 patients with lung cancer who received outpatient or inpatient treatment from December 2020 to May 2022 were selected and divided into the lobectomy group (n = 48) and the segmentectomy group (n = 55) according to different surgical methods.

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Quality of Life Cancer Outpatient Inpatient 105