Screening for depression in hospitalized medical patients.

abstract：:Only 1 of 8 stroke patients is managed exclusively by a neurologist. Furthermore, many stroke patients harbor other vascular comorbidities and are also at risk for developing general medical complications that can lead to death following stroke. With the growing hospitalist system, it is quite clear that hospitalists ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Ovbiagele B,Sachdeva S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One emerging policy solution for deterring low-value care is to financially penalize physicians who prescribe it. However, physicians' willingness to support such policies may depend on whether they perceive that benefits accrue to patients or to insurers and hospitals. We surveyed physicians practicing hospital medic...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Liao JM,Navathe AS,Schapira MM,Weissman A,Mitra N,Asch DA

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded Hospital Medicine a Medicare specialty code, "C6", in 2016. We examined the early uptake of C6 code using the 2017 Medicare Part B utilization data. We also compared the actual C6 specialty code usage against estimated rates of overall hospitalist billing using th...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Flansbaum B,Leykum L,Lapps J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women continue to be underrepresented as speakers at national conferences, and research has shown similar trends in hospital medicine. The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Annual Meeting has historically had an open call peer review process for workshop speakers and, in 2019, expanded the process for didactic speake...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Northcutt N,Papp S,Keniston A,Kara A,Kisuule F,Mandel C,Mathews B,Del Pino-Jones A,Smith D,Vuernick K,Burden M,Society of Hospital Medicine Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Special Interest Group.

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a safe way to administer intravenous (IV) antimicrobial therapy to patients with the potential to decrease hospital length of stay (LOS). Often, homeless patients with complex infections, who could otherwise be treated as an outpatient, remain in the hosp...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Beieler AM,Dellit TH,Chan JD,Dhanireddy S,Enzian LK,Stone TJ,Dwyer-O'Connor E,Lynch JB

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asymptomatic blood pressure elevation is common in the inpatient setting. National guidelines recommend treating with oral agents to slowly decrease blood pressure; however, many clinicians use intravenous antihypertensive medications, which can lead to unpredictable changes in blood pressure. OBJECTIVE:To ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Pasik SD,Chiu S,Yang J,Sinfield C,Zubizarreta N,Ramkeesoon R,Cho HJ,Krouss M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Problems experienced after hospital discharge can result in rehospitalizations and unscheduled urgent and emergent care. OBJECTIVE:To identify opportunities for improving discharge processes by examining calls to an advice line (AL). DESIGN:Prospective cohort. SETTING:A 500-bed, university-affiliated hosp...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Stella SA,Allyn R,Keniston A,Johnston LB,Burden M,Bogdan GM,Savoie C,Albert RK

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital leaders have had mixed success reducing readmissions Little is known about the readmitted patient's perspective. METHODS:A cross-sectional 36-item survey was administered to 1084 readmitted inpatients of The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (an urban academic medical center) and Penn Pres...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Kangovi S,Grande D,Meehan P,Mitra N,Shannon R,Long JA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiotherapy delivered in a group setting has been shown to be effective in a variety of populations. However, little is known about the attitudes of older adults toward participating in group physiotherapy. The objectives of this study were to explore older inpatients' perceptions and experiences of group physiother...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Raymond MJ,Burge AT,Soh SE,Jeffs KJ,Winter A,Holland AE

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis, the most expensive cause of hospitalization in the United States, is associated with high morbidity and mortality. However, healthcare utilization patterns following sepsis are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE:To identify patient-level factors that contribute to postsepsis mortality and healthcare utili...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Liu V,Lei X,Prescott HC,Kipnis P,Iwashyna TJ,Escobar GJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:Every year, nearly 5 million adults with cancer are hospitalized. Limited evidence suggests that hospitalization of the cancer patient is associated with adverse morbidity and mortality. Hospitalization of the patient with advanced cancer allows for an intense examination of health status in the face of terminal illne...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Koo DJ,Tonorezos ES,Kumar CB,Goring TN,Salvit C,Egan BC

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：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 AND OBJECTIVE:Previous local quality improvement focused on discharging patients with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) "in-hand" decreased healthcare reutilization after hospitalization for an asthma exacerbation. However, as a result of these new processes, some patients admitted for an asthma exacerbation rec...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Hoefgen ER,Jones Y,Courter J,Hare A,Garcia JAT,Simmons J

更新日期：2020-01-01 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:Little is known about management of hyperglycemia in inpatients. OBJECTIVE:To gain insight into caring for hospitalized patients with hyperglycemia. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Data on all patients discharged between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2004 with a dia...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Cook CB,Castro JC,Schmidt RE,Gauthier SM,Whitaker MD,Roust LR,Argueta R,Hull BP,Zimmerman RS

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although interdisciplinary hospital quality improvement (QI) teams are both prevalent and associated with success of (QI) efforts, little is known about the behaviors of successful interdisciplinary QI teams. OBJECTIVE:We examined the specific behaviors of interdisciplinary QI teams in hospitals that succes...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Santana C,Curry LA,Nembhard IM,Berg DN,Bradley EH

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A small proportion of patients accounts for a large proportion of hospitalizations. OBJECTIVE:To obtain patients' perspectives of factors associated with the onset and continuation of high hospital use. DESIGN:Qualitative research study where a research coordinator conducted one-on-one semi-structured inte...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： O'Leary KJ,Chapman MM,Foster S,O'Hara L,Henschen BL,Cameron KA

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Specialty hospitals are a subset of acute-care hospitals that provide a narrower set of services than general medical hospitals (GMHs), predominantly in areas such as cardiac disease and surgery. Although specialty hospitals also advertise high patient satisfaction, this has not been examined using national ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Siddiqui ZK,Wu AW,Kurbanova N,Qayyum R

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal variceal bleeding (EVB) is a frequent complication in cirrhotic patients resulting in considerable mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence, impact, and trends of EVB in hospitalized cirrhotic patients on a nationwide level in the United States. We interrogated data f...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Pant C,Desai M,Deshpande A,Taylor R,Olyaee M,Gilroy R

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Mao F,Greysen SR

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The "July phenomenon" refers to a purported worsening of outcomes in teaching-hospital patients with the arrival of new, inexperienced house-staff. Previous quantitative studies of new house-staff and increased mortality have been limited primarily by a focused patient population and the use of limited data ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： van Walraven C,Jennings A,Wong J,Forster AJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obtaining blood cultures (BCs) for patients hospitalized with community-acquired-pneumonia (CAP) has been recommended by experts and used as a measure of quality of care. However, BCs are infrequently positive in these patients and their effect on clinical management has been questioned. PURPOSE:We performe...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Afshar N,Tabas J,Afshar K,Silbergleit R

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：:As the field of hospital medicine expands, internal medicine residency programs can play a role in preparing future hospitalists. To date, little is known of the prevalence and characteristics of hospitalist-focused resident rotations. We surveyed the largest 100 Internal Medicine Residency Programs to better understa...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Ludwin S,Harrison JD,Ranji S,Sharpe BA,Kneeland P

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:Many children's hospitals are actively working to reduce readmissions to improve care and avoid financial penalties. We sought to determine if pediatric readmission rates have changed over time. We used data from 66 hospitals in the Inpatient Essentials Database including index hospitalizations from January, 2010 thro...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Auger KA,Harris JM,Gay JC,Teufel R,McClead RE,Neuman MI,Agrawal R,Simon HK,Peltz A,Tejedor-Sojo J,Morse RB,Del Beccaro MA,Fieldston E,Shah SS

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00