Risk factors of workplace violence at hospitals in Japan.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is growing demand for safe and effective procedural sedation in pediatric facilities nationally. Currently, these needs are being met by a variety of providers and sedation techniques, including anesthesiologists, pediatric intensivists, emergency medicine physicians, and pediatric hospitalists. There i...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Turmelle M,Moscoso LM,Hamlin KP,Daud YN,Carlson DW

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Registry data indicate a gap between evidence-based guidelines and current management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Bridging this gap is crucial given the frequency and cost of hospitalization for this disorder. Patients with ADHF require rapid assessment to determine appropriate treatment...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Michota FA Jr,Amin A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is increasingly used to treat children hospitalized with bronchiolitis; however, the best practices for feeding during HFNC and the impact of feeding on time to discharge and adverse events are unknown. The study objective was to assess whether feeding exposure during HFNC was ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Shadman KA,Kelly MM,Edmonson MB,Sklansky DJ,Nackers K,Allen A,Barreda CB,Thurber AS,Coller RJ

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Communication between clinicians is hampered by the frequent difficulty in reaching the most responsible physician for a patient as well as the use of outdated methods such as numeric paging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of smartphones to improve communication on internal medicine wards. ME...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Wu RC,Morra D,Quan S,Lai S,Zanjani S,Abrams H,Rossos PG

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease relies on medication therapy; thus, minimizing nonadherence is a focus for improving patient outcomes. Receipt of discharge medication counseling has been associated with improved drug knowledge and adherence. We evaluated the prevalence and predictors of postd...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Wooldridge K,Schnipper JL,Goggins K,Dittus RS,Kripalani S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health care-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance threaten the safety of hospitalized patients. New prevention strategies are necessary to address these problems. In response, the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed an...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Bush-Knapp ME,Budnitz T,Lawton-Ciccarone RM,Sinkowitz-Cochran RL,Brinsley-Rainisch KJ,Dressler DD,Williams MV

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Warfarin reduces stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, its narrow therapeutic index and need for chronic monitoring are barriers to its optimal utilization in many patients. The recent introduction of 3 novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs), as alternatives to warfarin, may change the eligibility...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Patel KK,Mehdirad AA,Lim MJ,Ferreira SW,Mikolajczak PC,Stolker JM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between pediatric obesity and inpatient length of stay (LOS), resource utilization, readmission rates, and total billed charges for in-hospital status asthmaticus. DESIGN/METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study of patients 5 to 17 years old hospitalized with status asthmaticu...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Bettenhausen J,Puls H,Queen MA,Peacock C,Burrus S,Miller C,Daly A,Colvin JD

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A lack of cost-conscious medication use is a major contributor to excessive healthcare expenditures in the inpatient setting. Expensive medicines are often utilized when there are comparable alternatives available at a lower cost. Increasing prescriber awareness of medication cost at the time of ordering may...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Conway S,Brotman D,Pinto B,Merola D,Feldman L,Miller R,Shermock K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Readmission to a different hospital than the original discharge hospital may result in breakdowns in continuity of care. In different-hospital readmissions (DHRs), continuity can be maintained when hospitals are connected through health information exchange (HIE) systems. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether length...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Flaks-Manov N,Shadmi E,Hoshen M,Balicer RD

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Access to hand-carried ultrasound technology for noncardiologists has increased significantly, yet development and evaluation of training programs are limited. OBJECTIVE:We studied a focused program to teach hospitalists image acquisition of inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter and IVC collapsibility index wit...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Martin LD,Ziegelstein RC,Howell EE,Martire C,Hellmann DB,Hirsch GA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) use in health care is common worldwide. Failure of PIVCs is also common, resulting in premature removal and replacement. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the characteristics, management practices, and outcomes of PIVCs internationally. DESIGN: SETTING/PATIENTS:Cross-sectiona...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Alexandrou E,Ray-Barruel G,Carr PJ,Frost SA,Inwood S,Higgins N,Lin F,Alberto L,Mermel L,Rickard CM,OMG Study Group.

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitalized patients are frequently treated with opioids for pain control, and receipt of opioids at hospital discharge may increase the risk of future chronic opioid use. OBJECTIVE:To compare inpatient analgesic prescribing patterns and patients' perception of pain control in the United States and non-US ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Burden M,Keniston A,Wallace MA,Busse JW,Casademont J,Chadaga SR,Chandrasekaran S,Cicardi M,Cunningham JM,Filella D,Hoody D,Hilden D,Hsieh MJ,Lee YS,Melley DD,Munoa A,Perego F,Shu CC,Sohn CH,Spence J,Thurman L,To

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There have been no recent studies describing the management and outcomes of patients with infective endocarditis (IE). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult patients admitted to a tertiary medical center from 2007 to 2011 with a Duke criteria consistent discharge diagnosis o...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Kashef MA,Friderici J,Hernandez-Montfort J,Atreya AR,Lindenauer P,Lagu T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individual provider performance drives group metrics, and increasingly, individual providers are held accountable for these metrics. However, appropriate attribution can be challenging, particularly when multiple providers care for a single patient. OBJECTIVE:We sought to develop and operationalize individu...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Herzke CA,Michtalik HJ,Durkin N,Finkelstein J,Deutschendorf A,Miller J,Leung C,Brotman DJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dr. Pham, a practicing general internist and health policy researcher, recalls her experience, as a granddaughter, of how patients, families, and physicians are often complicit in foiling the good coordination of care. ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Pham HH

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High hospital occupancy is a challenge for quality of care and access, while low levels of occupancy may be inefficient in terms of resource utilization. Variability from scheduling decisions may affect occupancy and be amenable to alteration. OBJECTIVE:Describe variability in admission, discharge, and occu...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Fieldston ES,Ragavan M,Jayaraman B,Allebach K,Pati S,Metlay JP

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-centered care has been identified as 1 of the 6 aims for the 21st century healthcare system. The notepad is a simple tool for reminders and personal interactions. We introduced Dear Doctor (DD) notes, a bedside notepad designed to prompt patient questions and improve patient satisfaction. OBJECTIVE:...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Farberg AS,Lin AM,Kuhn L,Flanders SA,Kim CS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient whiteboards can serve as a communication tool between hospital providers and as a mechanism to engage patients in their care, but little is known about their current use or best practices. METHODS:We surveyed bedside nurses, internal medicine housestaff, and hospitalists from the medical service at ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Sehgal NL,Green A,Vidyarthi AR,Blegen MA,Wachter RM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The theory that posthospitalization stress might increase the risk of postdischarge complications has never been investigated. OBJECTIVE:To assess whether serum levels of stress biomarkers at discharge are associated with readmission and death after an acute-care hospitalization. DESIGN:We prospectively in...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Aubert C,Folly A,Mancinetti M,Hayoz D,Donze J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicians are notorious for poor hand hygiene (HH) compliance. We wondered if lower performance by physicians compared with other health professionals might reflect differences in the Hawthorne effect. We introduced covert HH observers to see if performance differences between physicians and nurses decreased and to g...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Kovacs-Litman A,Wong K,Shojania KG,Callery S,Vearncombe M,Leis JA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical examination (PE) is a core clinical competency, and the internal medicine clerkship is a premiere venue for students to develop PE skills. However, clinical rotations often lack opportunities for real-time instruction. We sought to measure the frequency, content, and factors affecting PE instruction during th...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Bergl PA,Taylor AC,Klumb J,Quirk K,Muntz MD,Fletcher KE

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dexmedetomidine is a potentially useful sedative for hospitalized children, but there is little published data regarding its safety, dosage, or efficacy. OBJECTIVE:To report our experience with dexmedetomidine for the sedation of hospitalized children. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. SETTING:Pediatric I...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Carroll CL,Krieger D,Campbell M,Fisher DG,Comeau LL,Zucker AR

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accountable care organization (ACO) concept is advocated as a promising value-based payment model that could successfully realign the current payment system to financially reward improvements in quality and efficiency. Focusing on the care of hospitalized patients and controlling a substantive portion of variable ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Li J,Williams MJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) has now been linked to gadolinium-based contrast (GBC) exposure in those with compromised kidney function, particularly those with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). When ESRD is present, symptoms can be quite devastating for the patient including severe pain and immobility and even de...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Fine DM,Perazella MA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Care coordination is critical in settings characterized by high levels of uncertainty, time constraints, and interdependent work processes. The effects of provider characteristics on coordination in comanaged teams has never been examined. OBJECTIVE:To characterize individual providers based on their contri...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Hinami K,Whelan CT,Konetzka RT,Edelson DP,Casalino LP,Meltzer DO

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing use of testing among hospitalized patients has resulted in an increase in radiologic incidental findings (IFs), which challenge the provision of high-value care in the hospital setting. OBJECTIVE:To understand impact of radiologic incidental findings on resource utilization in patients hospitaliz...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Gundareddy VP,Maruthur NM,Chibungu A,Bollampally P,Landis R,Eid SM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of serious hospital/healthcare- or community-acquired infections are caused by resistant (often multi-drug resistant) bacterial pathogens. Because delayed or ineffective initial therapy can have severe negative consequences, patients at risk for these types of infections typically receive initial em...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Kaye KS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether placing a painting in the line of vision of a hospitalized patient improves patient outcomes and satisfaction and whether having patients choose their paintings offers greater benefit. From 2014 to 2016, we enrolled 186 inpatients with cancer diagnoses from Pennsylvania State University Cancer Inst...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： George DR,Boer C,Hammer J,Hopkins M,King T,Green MJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous access is the foundation for safe and effective hospital-based care. Inpatient providers must have a deep knowledge of the different types of venous access devices (VADs), their relative indications, contraindications, and appropriateness. However, such knowledge is difficult to come by and usually only gleaned...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Simonov M,Pittiruti M,Rickard CM,Chopra V

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00