Background: Female physicians are a high-risk group for unintentional weaning, with poor access to lactation stations as one of the reported reasons. Less than half of female physicians are breastfeeding at 6 months, and only 29% are exclusively breastfeeding at 6 months. Often female physicians are pumping in their office, while less than 20% are […]

Background: Congestive heart failure (CHF) remains the most common reason for admission in U.S. hospitals. Admissions for CHF account for approximately 80% of total cost for heart failure care. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has established a hospital readmission reduction program that will directly affect Medicare reimbursement to underperforming hospitals. Here we assess […]