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The Circle of Life Award celebrates programs across the nation that has made great strides in palliative and end-of-life care. This is the 12th year for the Circle of Life Award.
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A program that sends geriatricians and nurse practitioners into the homes of high-risk, frail elderly patients has resulted in a 195% return on investment (ROI) for Fallon Community Health Plan in Worcester, MA.
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In recent months, Escherichia coli O104:H4 has infected more than 4,000 people and caused 880 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Europe, with the majority of cases reported in Germany and with more recent outbreaks in France and Switzerland. Travelers should implement food hygiene precautions to prevent infection when visiting Europe.
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Using an algorithm based on score and chest X-ray when appropriate, the overall sensitivity for the detection of aortic dissection was 96%.
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This randomized study of low-tidal-volume ventilation during and after cardiac surgery, in comparison to ventilation with tidal volumes of 10 mL/kg predicted body weight, showed no differences in median ventilation time but higher rates of extubation by 6 and 8 hours postoperatively and fewer reintubations in the low-tidal-volume group.
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Standard therapy for bacterial meningitis in children is probably overkill but it is risky to cut back in resource-rich countries.
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Most (83%) patients/surrogates stated they preferred full code status but only 4% could identify the components of CPR; 16% stated preferences that differed with the medical record.
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The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation following myocardial infarction (MI) are well known. However, whether these benefits are also seen in ambulant community-based patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not known.
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A $1.3 million cut in an annual budget is no easy feat, but management at Horizon Home Care & Hospice in Brown Deer, WI, was able to make the cut without affecting quality or requiring across the board staff layoffs.
