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Left Ventricular Assist Devices for Ambulatory Heart Failure: Weighing the Risks and Benefits
Recent data support the use of the HeartMate II left ventricular assist devices in functionally limited, non-inotrope-dependent heart failure patients who have poor quality of life and meet FDA criteria for destination therapy LVAD.
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Utility of Non-traditional Risk Factors
Adding additional risk factors not in the pooled risk equation to low-risk subjects identified a sub-group with an observed event rate > 7.5% who may warrant statin therapy.
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Temporal Relationship Between Atrial Fibrillation and Ischemic Stroke?
Multiple hours of atrial fibrillation had a strong but transient effect raising stroke risk, suggesting that a strategy of intermittent targeted usage of rapidly acting anticoagulants might merit further consideration by a randomized trial.
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Aortic Valve Replacement in Asymptomatic Patients: Can Registry Data Replace Randomized, Controlled Trials?
Patients with severe asymptomatic aortic stenosis managed conservatively have “dismal” outcomes in real-world practice.
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Optimal Beta-blocker Dose Post-MI
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: A look at survival rates using high and low doses of beta blockers.
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The Vitals - November 2015
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Why don’t more uninsured seek health coverage?
Fewer people need help from free clinics, because of insurance options made possible by the Affordable Care Act. But many still rely on free primary care because they lack health insurance.
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Say these things during financial conversations
Having better financial conversations with patients “is clearly a big priority for us,” reports Laura Semlies, MPH vice president of finance and revenue cycle transformation at Manhasset, NY-based North Shore LIJ. “We’ve modified many of our processes and spent an awful lot of time on education,” Semlies says.
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$850,000 saved with electronic signatures — Registration is 3 minutes shorter
Patient access lead Mike Laidlaw estimates $850,000 a year is saved in paper and printing costs as a result of Sacramento, CA-based Sutter Health Systems’ 24 hospitals switching to electronic signatures.
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Patients demanding web-based scheduling
Just as they use online tools to book restaurant reservations or request a cab, patients want the same experience in self-booking a doctor’s appointment, says Kaveh Safavi, MD, global managing director of New York, NY-based Accenture’s health business.