STAT

AUGUST 30, 2023

In inpatient child psychology, we treat children in crisis deemed at imminent risk of harm to themselves or others. I am grateful for the opportunity to try and help — but it is daunting. A study published earlier this year found an overwhelming spike in mental illness-related crises in the past decade.

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Inpatient Hospitals 246

STAT

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Montana is signaling it might step away from an innovative way of setting the prices its public employee health plan pays hospitals for services, an approach that has saved the state millions of dollars and become a model for health plans nationwide.

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Hospitals Inpatient 255

STAT

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have announced plans to build a new free-standing inpatient hospital for adult cancer care in Boston, breaking the cancer hospital’s almost 30-year relationship with Brigham and Women’s in a move executives said will reshape oncology care in the region.

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Inpatient Hospitals 297

STAT

JANUARY 17, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — More than a dozen of the country’s large not-for-profit hospital systems descended on this year’s J.P. “Growth is really important to us,” said Rob McMurray, CFO of ChristianaCare, a hospital system headquartered in Delaware that has $2.6

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Hospitals Inpatient 202

STAT

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Starting this year, private Medicare plans have to cover their members’ hospitalizations at the higher inpatient rate if their doctors predict they’ll have to stay beyond two midnights. For patients with MA plans, it could mean better access and smaller out-of-pocket costs after a hospitalization.

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Hospitals Inpatient 324

STAT

OCTOBER 17, 2024

UnitedHealth Group, Humana, and CVS Health targeted denials among older adults who were requesting care in nursing homes, inpatient rehab hospitals, and long-term hospitals.

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Nursing Homes Inpatient Hospitals 363

STAT

JULY 19, 2024

The first time I saw Maya (not her real name) huddled under blankets in a hospital bed in 2013, she had been to dozens of inpatient detox programs and residential treatment centers since she had begun using heroin two decades earlier. After every release, she returned to heroin use, usually within days.

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Inpatient Hospitals 351

STAT

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Clinical floors will be designed to accommodate inpatient recovery, surgery, and imaging technology, services typically spread across multiple floors. AI and predictive tools will help plan care and hospital operations, and surface escalating risks and emergent clinical problems. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Mayo Clinic Inpatient Hospitals 364

STAT

JANUARY 12, 2023

It’s a complex procedure with a lot of serious side effects that must be closely monitored, so it’s typically provided at hospitals in the inpatient setting, sometimes outpatient, and almost never in doctor offices. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Inpatient Hospitals 312

Pharmacy Joe

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

In this episode, I’ll discuss the impact of compounded oral vancomycin liquid on hospital readmission for C diff infection. This causes inpatient pharmacies to automatically substitute the compounded liquid formulation for all orders for vancomycin capsules. for CDI-specific readmission.

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Inpatient Community Pharmacies Hospitals Compounding 52

STAT

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

WASHINGTON — A Democratic House lawmaker with oversight authority is calling for an investigation into the largest for-profit hospital chain in the country, HCA Healthcare. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Inpatient Hospitals 246

STAT

MAY 20, 2024

Even assuming that all of these hospitals voluntarily report their greenhouse gas emissions, they constitute a trivial amount of one of the world’s largest sources of such emissions, making up nearly 9% of total annual U.S. What HHS proposed for addressing the climate crisis is a regulatory illusion intended to accomplish nothing.

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Hospitals Inpatient 271

EMCrit Project

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Consequently, a single person will often be responsible for both inpatient ICU management as well as inpatient pulmonary consultation. In many countries, pulmonary and critical care are commonly bundled together. Honestly, I have some doubts about whether this is an ideal system.

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Hospitals Inpatient 143

STAT

MARCH 13, 2023

When NaviHealth began building a business around using algorithms to scrutinize the care of older patients a decade ago, one of the country’s largest chains of inpatient rehab and long-term care hospitals was among the first to invest.

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Health Insurance Companies Inpatient Hospitals 246

STAT

JULY 20, 2023

On an August Thursday in 2021, deep into the pandemic, two Massachusetts General Hospital doctors stood gowned, gloved, bootied up and ready in a retrofitted lounge on the 21st floor of Phillips House,  a 20-single-room, inpatient area with sweeping views of Boston, the Charles River and neighboring Cambridge. Just after 3 p.m.

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Inpatient Hospitals 190

Pharmacy Joe

MARCH 29, 2023

In this episode, I’ll discuss an article about timing of amiodarone for out-of-hospital, shock-refractory cardiac arrest. In the early group, patients who received amiodarone has statistically signficantly higher rates of survival to hospital admission, survival to discharge, and functional survival when compared to placebo.

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Hospitals Inpatient 105

Pharmacy Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

High COVID-19 hospital caseload strain led to increases in inpatient adverse events among patients both with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Inpatient Hospitals 52

STAT

AUGUST 8, 2023

On inpatient medical services, it’s common to hear patients’ laboratory results presented with statements sounding like “CALCE-MAG-FOSS were normal.” ” The efficiency of this reporting is part of the secret handshake of one insider communicating with another.

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Inpatient Communication Hospitals 246

Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 19, 2024

Hospital pharmacists can play an important role in advocating for, designing, and implementing various policies to optimize care.

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Hospitals Inpatient 52

Pharmacy Joe

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Patients were matched based on hospital, diagnosis, and 28 clinical factors. The authors concluded: On average, among a large sample of adult inpatients who ultimately received broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, delaying initiation of a broad-spectrum antibiotic was not associated with worse outcomes. Mortality was 8.7%

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Inpatient Hospitals 52

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

MARCH 29, 2023

The goal remains to identify infants with bacterial infections in this at-risk cohort of patients while also considering the balance of cost-effectiveness on a population scale and the potential for iatrogenic harm with evaluation such as unnecessary lumbar punctures, unnecessary antibiotics, and unnecessary hospitalization. No LP needed.

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Hospitals Documentation Inpatient Immunization 360

RX Note

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

However, a significant number of dedicated pharmacists work diligently in inpatient settings, ensuring accurate medication dispensing to hospitalized patients. Having transitioned from outpatient to inpatient pharmacy, I personally prefer the latter due to its reduced patient-related stress. mcg/kg/hour?

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Inpatient Medication Dispensing Patient Counseling Community Pharmacies 40

PharmD Live

JANUARY 29, 2025

Hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge are a critical issue in the U.S. healthcare system, placing financial strain on hospitals and negatively impacting patient outcomes. For hospitals operating under value-based care models like the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), readmissions have broader implications.

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Hospitals Inpatient Communication 59

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Inpatient wound care teams provided long-term support and a nutrition consult ordered protein, micronutrient, and vitamin supplementation. Clonidine is often added back to their regimens inpatient as their vital signs tolerate. The Necessity of a Trauma-Informed Paradigm in Substance Use Disorder Services. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc.

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HIV Treatment and Prevention Agents Inpatient Hospitals Diabetes 161

Pharmacy Joe

MARCH 11, 2024

In this episode, I’ll discuss the association between number of learners trained per year and rates of burnout among inpatient pharmacists. Episode 903: Does the Number of Learners Trained Per Year Influence the Chances of an Inpatient Pharmacist Experiencing Burning Out?

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Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Hospitals 52

Pharmacy Joe

MARCH 11, 2024

In this episode, I’ll discuss the association between number of learners trained per year and rates of burnout among inpatient pharmacists. The majority of survey participants worked in ambulatory care, with about one-fourth working an inpatient role and one-seventh working an infrastructure role.

Inpatient 52

Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Hospitals 52

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

JUNE 1, 2023

More rigorous studies are needed determine dose thresholds that warrant hospital admission. Several studies have indicated that dosing with phenobarbital (PO or IV) is safe and effective at decreasing the need for escalating doses of benzodiazepines for EtOH withdrawal [1-6]. References Rosenson J, Clements C, Simon B, et al. 2012.07.056.

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Inpatient Hospitals 246

Pharmacy Joe

MARCH 16, 2025

The topic in this episode is inspired by an in-depth training available to members of my Hospital Pharmacy Academy. If you like this post, check outmy book A Pharma cists Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies: How to respond to code blue, rapid response calls, and other medical emergencies. <–

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Hospitals Inpatient 52

Pharmacy Joe

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Members of my Hospital Pharmacy Academy have access to practical training from a pharmacist’s point of view on code blue and rapid response participation, including how to predict a patient’s medication needs in these emergency scenarios, along with over 200 practical trainings and other resources to help in your practice.

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Hospitals Inpatient 52

Pharmacy Joe

APRIL 6, 2025

Members of the Hospital Pharmacy Academy have access to a practical training from a pharmacists point of view about the management of extravasation of medications, in addition to hundreds of other practice resources. Using a 25-gauge needle, multiple subcutaneous injections of 0.51.0 To get immediate access, go to pharmacyjoe.com/quarterly.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Inpatient 52

RX Note

AUGUST 4, 2023

What can I expect once I entered hospital provisional registered pharmacist training? In most hospitals, you first introduction to your workplace is through an induction period during which you are shown many different areas and meet many new people. What is the career pathway of a government hospital pharmacist?

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Hospitals Inpatient Community Pharmacies Dosage 52

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

JANUARY 4, 2024

Are you ready for your Hospital Medicine MOC Board Exam? After you’re done, see how many of our Hospital Medicine board review questions you answered correctly and brush up on those that you might have gotten wrong. A 67-year-old man who was admitted for a fever of unknown etiology develops shingles during this hospital admission.

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Hospitals Inpatient 52

RX Note

MARCH 27, 2023

Hospital Pharmacy Prior to the liberalisation, all pharmacists were required to complete PRP training at government hospitals, which could involve a long wait for placement. I still remember it was about an 8-month wait before I started my PRP training at a government hospital. Do you mind retails sale job?

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Hospitals Community Pharmacies Inventory Control Inpatient 52

Pharmacy Joe

MARCH 30, 2025

The article in this episode is a selection from my Hospital Pharmacy Academys weekly literature digest. If you like this post, check outmy book A Pharmacists Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies: How to respond to code blue, rapid response calls, and other medical emergencies. <–

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Inpatient 52

Pharmacy Joe

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The topic in this episode is inspired by an in-depth training available to members of my Hospital Pharmacy Academy. If you like this post, check outmy book A Pharmacists Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies: How to respond to code blue, rapid response calls, and other medical emergencies. <–

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Hospitals Inpatient 59

PharmD Live

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

For conditions like HIV prevention and diabetes management, non-adherence increases hospitalization risks, elevating long-term treatment costs. Lowering Hospitalization Risks : Adherence-focused interventions prevent costly ER visits and inpatient stays. The Results?

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Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Hospitals Inpatient Diabetes 52

Pharmacy Joe

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In this episode, I’ll discuss the impact of giving epinephrine before defibrillation to in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) patients with shockable rhythms. The main outcome examined epinephrine administration before first defibrillation and its association with hospital-level rates of risk-adjusted survival.

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Hospitals Inpatient 98