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Finding meaning in ‘Lean’?
January 15, 2021
Physician well-being should be included among quality improvement metrics for health systems.
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Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of COPD appears rampant
January 14, 2021
How frequently is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overdiagnosed and overtreated in the general population?
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Opinion
How can hospitalists change the status quo?
January 13, 2021
There is no hard and fast rule about the way health care should adopt Lean thinking.
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Reducing admissions for alcohol withdrawal syndrome
December 10, 2020
If alcohol detox were an ambulatory care sensitive condition, it would be the largest in the VA by a substantial margin.
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Opinion
Rounding to make the hospital go ‘round
December 8, 2020
There is an increasing ask for hospitalist groups to partner with hospital operations to achieve certain goals.
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Higher 10-day mortality of lower-acuity patients during times of increased ED crowding
December 7, 2020
Does ED crowding affect 10-day mortality for patients triaged as lower acuity who do not require inpatient hospitalization and are discharged home?
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Adverse events occur in LTC residents transitioning from hospital to nursing home
November 30, 2020
What are the frequency, severity, and preventability of adverse events occurring during the 45 days after hospitalization for residents of long-term care facilities?
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Predicting patient risk of medication-related harm
November 18, 2020
Clinicians can calculate the risk of a patient suffering medication-related harm post-discharge.
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Monthly needlestick rates suggest a steep learning curve
November 12, 2020
Nonsurgical specialists should receive more training in injury prevention.
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AMA discharge linked to increased readmissions, discontinuity of care
November 3, 2020
What is the impact of discharge against medical advice (AMA) on 30-day readmission rates and outcomes on subsequent hospitalization?
