Rakesh Lattupalli

Aug 28, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Christine Gall |Paige Budde |Anuradha Kolluru |Rakesh Lattupalli

Released in 2000, the landmark report “To Err is Human” aimed to transform patient safety by highlighting the prevalence of medical errors and their devastating impact. The report underscored various issues, including medication errors, falls, and surgical complications, garnering widespread attention and spurring significant improvements in certain areas of patient safety.

Jul 29, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Charles Dinerstein |Anuradha Kolluru |Rakesh Lattupalli |Leslie Mattson

In 2013, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) created a “risk calculator” to estimate the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and guide patient-centered medical therapy for prevention strategies, like starting statins. However, concerns arose that the pooled cohort equations (PCEs) overestimate risk and do not reflect the current diverse U.S. population, particularly underrepresenting Asian and Hispanic adults.