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Pre-Hospital Antibiotics in Sepsis?

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PMID: 35387313 Clinical Question: Do prehospital antibiotics impact 28 day mortality, length of stay in the hospital and ICU length of stay for patients triggering sepsis compared to usual care (No prehospital antibiotics)? to 0.97; p = 0.02 to 2.07; p = 0.91 to 12.33; p = 0.26 to 0.97; p = 0.02 to 2.07; p = 0.91 to 12.33; p = 0.26

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Radiology suffers in missile attack on Kyiv pediatric hospital

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X-ray and ultrasound machines were badly damaged in a rocket attack on Ukraine's largest children's hospital on July 8, according to radiologist Stanislav Rebenkov, MD. Rebenkov has been head of radiology at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital since 2020. Broken glass and damaged equipment are found throughout the hospital.

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Radiologists are reading more cardiac CT exams, but not cardiac MRI

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Al-Ogaili's research used data from cardiac CT CPT codes culled from the Part B Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (POSPUF) database between 2013 and 2020. The team tracked volumes by provider type (cardiologists, radiologists, and "other") and practice setting (hospital and nonhospital). Hospital setting Radiologists 52% 58.3%

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Jury awards woman $7M after radiologist misread leaves her blind at age 23

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The case dates to November 2020 when Allison Mitchell was admitted at Saint Vincent Hospital for a headache that led to her losing consciousness.

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Automated protocoling algorithm reduces radiologist CT workload

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An automated protocoling algorithm used with a hospital's electronic health record (EHR) software reduces radiologist CT exam workload, a research team from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has reported. The findings could make busy radiology departments more efficient, wrote a team led by Ryan Chung, MD.

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The EMERGE Trial: Emergency vs Delayed Catheterization in Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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Background: Previous observational studies published in 2015 (Geri 2015)(Vyas 2015) indicated that early cardiac catheterization in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) might improve mortality and result in more favorable neurological outcomes. JAMA Cardiol. Published online June 08, 2022. 1.15; P= 0.32 1.15; P= 0.31

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Diagnostic imaging service expenditures shifting to third-party providers

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hospitals spent an estimated $4.29 increase since 2020, when service spending was estimated to be $3.875 billion, and represents a 4.22% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over this period. For 2022, 77% of hospitals have at least one service contract with an OEM and 64% have one with a third-party service provider.