Avoiding High-risk Cath Lab Procedures Does Not Improve Hospital Scores
Study looked at hospital-level PCI performance with simulated risk avoidance strategies
Avoiding high-risk PCI procedures does not improve hospital scores according to a study presented at SCAI 2021. CTO procedure at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit. Photo by Dave Fornell.
May 5, 2021 A late-breaking study presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2021 meeting looked at hospital-level percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) performance with simulated risk avoidance strategies and found this might not improve performance. Any individual hospital seeking to improve their performance, there is no guarantee that practicing systematic risk-avoidance will improve the measured quality of a PCI program, and may in fact worsen it, explained Ashwin Nathan M.D., a cardiology fellow at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, who presented the study.
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FPG Distinguished Speaker Series Welcomes Dr. Charlene Wong
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Charlene Wong as the fourth speaker in our 2020-2021 virtual distinguished speaker series
Fostering Resilience for Our Children: From Birth Through Adolescence
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NC Integrated Care for Kids (NC InCK): An Innovative Model to Promote Child and Family Well-being in Central North Carolina
This presentation will describe: (1) the NC Integrated Care for Kids (NC InCK) model and its core components for improving child well-being and health and (2) how alternative payment models can be aligned with meaningful measures of child well-being in healthcare and beyond.
Holmusk continues ambitious US growth with NYC headquarters and expanded management team
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NEW YORK, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Holmusk, a leading global data science and digital health company building the largest Real-World Evidence (RWE) platform for behavioral health, announced today the opening of its headquarters in New York City and addition of three new members to its management team to drive the company s ambitious growth plans.
New hires include Tony Tramontin, PhD (Chief of Strategic Partnerships), Scott H. Kollins, PhD (Chief Medical Officer), and Holly J. Logue (General Counsel). This expansion strengthens Holmusk s position as a global leader, with strong partnerships and presence in Asia-Pacific, North America, and Europe.
Pitt County to participate in antigen test study Shawna De La Rosa | Apr 8, 2021
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a community health initiative called “Say Yes! COVID Test” in Pitt County in collaboration with state and local health departments. The initiative will eventually include Chattanooga, Tenn., and provide up to 160,000 residents with free, rapid self-administered antigen tests. They can administer three tests a week for a month.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will provide the tests free of charge and evaluate whether frequent self-administered tests can help slow the rate of community transmission of COVID-19.