Medical professionals from senior clinicians to nurse practitioners believe that practice variation needs to be reduced in the clinical setting, but they aren’t optimistic about change any time soon, research published in PLOS ONE this month suggests.

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities that implemented home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) programs saw a four-fold increase in participation over a six-year period, according to a research letter published Jan. 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

A clinical decision support (CDS) system in Taiwan resulted in the cancellation of 42 percent of duplicate orders for medications inputted by physicians, researchers reported in JMIR Medical Informatics.

Survival has markedly improved for the approximately 200,000 patients who experience in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in the U.S. each year, but patients who arrest during nights and weekends remain less likely to survive than those who suffer IHCA during “on-hours,” according to a study published Jan. 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Concierge cardiologists report high job satisfaction along with more stable practice revenue, but experts caution specialists to learn about the differences in practice models.