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    When Do Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Inform Readmission Risk?

    July 6, 2015

    Clinical question: Among patients discharged from the hospital, how do patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures change after discharge, and can they predict readmission or ED visit? Background: Variables to predict 30-day rehospitalizations of discharged general medical patients have been looked i

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    PRONE Score Can Track Medicolegal Complaints

    July 6, 2015

    Clinical question: Is there a standardized way to identify doctors at high risk of incurring repeated medicolegal events? Background: Medicolegal agencies react to episodes of substandard care rather than intervening to prevent them due to lack of robust prediction tools at the individual practit

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    Novel Rapid Response Team Can Decrease Non-ICU Cardiopulmonary Arrests, Mortality

    July 1, 2015

    Clinical question: Can novel configured rapid response teams (RRTs) improve non-ICU cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) and overall hospital mortality rate? Background: RRTs are primarily executed in hospital settings to avert non-ICU CPA through early detection and intervention.