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Same-Day Surgery - Full November 2014 Issue in PDF
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Use of Cervical Length and Fetal Fibronectin in Preterm Labor
SYNOPSIS: A large 10-center study has validated the concept of screening all patients who are presenting with preterm contractions in the third trimester with cervical length examinations by transvaginal sonography and using fetal fibronectin selectively only in those with cervical lengths between 1.5 and 3.0 cm.
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OB/GYN Clinical Alert - Full November 2014 Issue in PDF
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Does Single or Double Insemination During Ovulation Induction Cycle Increase Pregnancy Rates?
Synopsis: Performing intrauterine insemination with the use of donor sperm twice during a natural or stimulated ovulation induction cycle did not increase pregnancy rates over a single insemination.
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Swedish Case-control Study Sees Increase in DVT Risk with DMPA: Is This Real?
Synopsis: A large case-control study done in Sweden that evaluated thromboembolic complications in users of hormonal contraception found an increased risk in users of depomedroxyprogesterone acetate and the combined pill. Desogestrel-containing oral contraceptives showed an increase in risk relative to levonorgestrel pills.
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Preventing Pertussis: Are Your Patients and Their Families Cocooning
SYNOPSIS: Prior vaccination of both parents with Tdap (¡°cocooning¡±) protects newborn infants from contracting pertussis. -
Internal Medicine Alert - Full October 15, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Care coordinators help close gaps in care, lower costs
An initiative that included hiring an RN care coordinator to work with patients who needed a higher level of care, or had gaps in care, resulted in significant improvements in preventive care exams, lower costs for hospitalizations, and a decrease in emergency department visits for patients in the program at Jackson Clinic, a multispecialty practice with 136 providers in western Tennessee. -
Understand, reduce HCW absenteeism
The answer should restore a little of your faith in humanity. For the most part, healthcare workers call in with legitimate illness. -
Embedded CMs reduce readmissions, increase follow-up, cut costs
After Sentara Healthcare System’s embedded case management program was redesigned, the total cost of care for patients in the program dropped by 17% over a three-year period.