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Statins can save lives, are they being used?
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? People who have coronary artery disease, stroke or peripheral artery disease often are prescribed a statin, a cholesterol-lowering drug that reduces the risk of heart attack or stroke. In a recent publication in JAMA Network Open, Mayo Clinic researchers identify trends in statin use across the U.S. among people with these diseases, [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 1, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Hospital Quality Data Available
“Photo” by SilasCamargo is licensed under CC0. The Joint Commission has released its 2016 annual report on America’s hospitals. The report contains data contributed by more than 3,300 hospitals nationwide. Extensive changes were made to the metrics collected in past years. Several measures previously included were dropped from the data collection process because hospital performance was consistently high and considered to no longer represent a useful quality metric. The new process now gives organizations a choice in determining which measures to report. Additionally, eCQM (electronic clinical quality measur...
Source: Network News - November 30, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Patient Safety Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Minute: Cholesterol Vaccine
Watch today's Mayo Clinic Minute High cholesterol increases your risk of heart disease and stroke. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 73 million Americans have high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad" cholesterol, and only about half of those people are on proper treatment. Statins are very effective medications for [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 20, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news