Internal Medicine Resident Engagement with a Laboratory Utilization Dashboard: Mixed Methods Study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 83% of hospitalist groups around the country utilize advanced practice providers; however, the demand for hospitalists continues to exceed the supply, and this has led to increased utilization of advanced practice providers in hospital medicine. Advanced practice providers receive very limited ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Lackner C,Eid S,Panek T,Kisuule F

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the hospitalized patient, nephrotoxin exposure is one potentially modifiable risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI). Clinical decision support based on nephrotoxin ordering was developed at our hospital to assist inpatient providers with the prevention or mitigation of nephrotoxin-related AKI. The init...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Yonekawa KE,Zhou C,Haaland WL,Wright DR

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Approaches of trainees to diagnosis in teaching hospitals are poorly understood. Identifying cognitive and system-based barriers and facilitators to diagnosis may improve diagnosis in these settings. METHODS:We conducted a focused ethnography of trainees at 2 academic medical centers to understand the barri...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Chopra V,Harrod M,Winter S,Forman J,Quinn M,Krein S,Fowler KE,Singh H,Saint S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitalized patients with diabetes have experienced a disproportionate reduction in mortality over the past decade. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether this differential decrease affected all patients with diabetes, and to identify explanatory factors. DESIGN:Serial, cross-sectional observational study. SETTING...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Butala NM,Johnson BK,Dziura JD,Reynolds JS,Bozzo JE,Balcezak TJ,Inzucchi SE,Horwitz LI

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attending rounds at academic medical centers are often disconnected from patients and team members who are not physicians. Regionalization of care teams may facilitate bedside rounding and more frequent interactions among doctors, nurses, and patients. OBJECTIVE:We used time-motion analysis to investigate h...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Huang KT,Minahan J,Brita-Rossi P,Aylward P,Katz JT,Roy C,Schnipper JL,Boxer R

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：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：:Current hospital readmission measures are part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Five-Star Quality Rating System but are inadequate for reporting hospital quality. We review potential biases in the readmission measures and offer policy recommendations to address these biases. Hospital readmission rates a...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Pronovost PJ,Brotman DJ,Hoyer EH,Deutschendorf A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital care on weekends has been associated with reduced quality and poor clinical outcomes, suggesting that decreases in overall intensity of care may have important clinical effects. We describe a new measure of hospital intensity of care based on utilization of the electronic health record (EHR). METHO...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Blecker S,Austrian JS,Shine D,Braithwaite RS,Radford MJ,Gourevitch MN

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interhospital transfer is an understudied area within transitions of care. The process by which hospitals accept and transfer patients is not well described. National trends and best practices are unclear. OBJECTIVE:To describe the demographics of large transfer centers, to identify common handoff practices...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Herrigel DJ,Carroll M,Fanning C,Steinberg MB,Parikh A,Usher M

更新日期：2016-06-01 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:The recent intense attention to hospital readmissions and their implications for quality, safety, and reimbursement necessitates understanding specific subsets of readmitted patients. Frequently admitted patients, defined as patients who are admitted 5 or more times within 1 year, may have some distinguishin...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Szekendi MK,Williams MV,Carrier D,Hensley L,Thomas S,Cerese J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowing the number of discharges that will occur is important for administrators when hospital occupancy is close to or exceeds 100%. This information will facilitate decision making such as whether to bring in extra staff, cancel planned surgery, or implement measures to increase the number of discharges. W...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： van Walraven C,Forster AJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gender earnings disparities among physicians exist even after considering differences in specialty, part-time status, and practice type. Little is known about the role of job satisfaction priorities on earnings differences. OBJECTIVE:To examine gender differences in work characteristics and job satisfaction...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Weaver AC,Wetterneck TB,Whelan CT,Hinami K

更新日期：2015-08-01 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:No national policy requires health care providers to discuss with hospitalized patients whether the latter would want cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or mechanical ventilation (MV) in the event of cardiopulmonary failure. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether hospitalized patients are willing to discuss end-of...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Nicolasora N,Pannala R,Mountantonakis S,Shanmugam B,DeGirolamo A,Amoateng-Adjepong Y,Manthous CA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The affordability of prescription medications continues to be a major public health issue in the United States. Estimates of cost-related medication underuse come largely from surveys of ambulatory patients. Hospitalized patients may be vulnerable to cost-related underuse and its consequences, but have been ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Choudhry NK,Saya UY,Shrank WH,Greenberg JO,Melia C,Bilodeau A,Kadehjian EK,Dolan ML,Dudley JC,Kachalia A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The economic burden of acute kidney injury (AKI) is not well understood. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the effects of AKI on hospitalization costs and length of stay (LOS). DESIGN:Using data from the 2012 National Inpatient Sample, we compared hospitalization costs and LOS with and without AKI. We used a generaliz...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Silver SA,Long J,Zheng Y,Chertow GM

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：: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:Patients with low-risk chest pain are frequently readmitted for evaluation of recurrent chest pain. It is unknown whether stress testing during the first admission for chest pain is a cost-effective means of reducing readmissions. METHODS:Using a hospital administrative database, we conducted a retrospectiv...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Mallidi J,Penumetsa S,Friderici JL,Saab F,Rothberg MB

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Medicare population, measures of relative severity of illness (SOI) for hospitalized patents have been used in prospective payment models. Similar measures for pediatric populations have not been fully developed. OBJECTIVE:To develop hospitalization resource intensity scores for kids (H-RISK) using p...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Richardson T,Rodean J,Harris M,Berry J,Gay JC,Hall M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVE: DESIGN, SETTING, PATIENTS: INTERVENTION: MEASUREMENTS: CONCLUSIONS: ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Nawas MT,Walker EJ,Richie MB,White AA,Hsu G

更新日期：2019-02-01 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:Recent studies in the outpatient setting have demonstrated high rates of opioid prescribing and overdose-related deaths. Prescribing practices in hospitalized patients are unexamined. OBJECTIVE:To investigate patterns and predictors of opioid utilization in nonsurgical admissions to US hospitals, variation ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Herzig SJ,Rothberg MB,Cheung M,Ngo LH,Marcantonio ER

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The National Acute Medicine Programme (NAMP) was established to address the unsatisfactory management of acutely ill medical patients in Ireland. It aimed to improve quality of care and patient safety, streamline access to healthcare, and reduce cost through efficiency gains. METHOD:A model of care was deve...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： O'Reilly O,Cianci F,Casey A,Croke E,Conroy C,Keown AM,Leane G,Kearns B,O'Neill S,Courtney G

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Multidisciplinary rounds (MDR) facilitate timely communication amongst the care team and with patients. We used Lean techniques to redesign MDR on the teaching general medicine service. OBJECTIVE:To examine if our Lean-based new model of MDR was associated with change in the primary outcome of length of sta...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Kane M,Rohatgi N,Heidenreich P,Thakur A,Winget M,Shum K,Hereford J,Shieh L,Lew T,Horn J,Chi J,Weinacker A,Seay-Morrison T,Ahuja N

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00