abstract：IMPORTANCE:Better continuity of care is expected to improve patient outcomes and reduce health care costs, but patterns of use, costs, and clinical complications associated with the current patterns of care continuity have not been quantified. OBJECTIVE:To measure the association between care continuity, costs, and ra...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Hussey PS,Schneider EC,Rudin RS,Fox DS,Lai J,Pollack CE

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at increased risk for decline in cognitive function, reduced brain volume, and increased white matter lesions in the brain. Poor control of blood pressure (BP) and lipid levels are risk factors for T2DM-related cognitive decline, but the effect of intensive tr...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Williamson JD,Launer LJ,Bryan RN,Coker LH,Lazar RM,Gerstein HC,Murray AM,Sullivan MD,Horowitz KR,Ding J,Marcovina S,Lovato L,Lovato J,Margolis KL,Davatzikos C,Barzilay J,Ginsberg HN,Linz PE,Miller ME,Action to Contr

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Myocardial infarction (MI) is an established risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the extent to which AF is a risk factor for MI has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE:To examine the risk of incident MI associated with AF. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:A prospective cohort of 23,928 partici...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Soliman EZ,Safford MM,Muntner P,Khodneva Y,Dawood FZ,Zakai NA,Thacker EL,Judd S,Howard VJ,Howard G,Herrington DM,Cushman M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Little is known about the relationship between physicians' diagnostic accuracy and their confidence in that accuracy. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate how physicians' diagnostic calibration, defined as the relationship between diagnostic accuracy and confidence in that accuracy, changes with evolution of the diagnosti...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Meyer AN,Payne VL,Meeks DW,Rao R,Singh H

更新日期：2013-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Estimating the US burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections is important for planning and tracking success of prevention strategies. OBJECTIVE:To describe updated national estimates and characteristics of health care- and community-associated invasive methicillin-resistant Stap...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Dantes R,Mu Y,Belflower R,Aragon D,Dumyati G,Harrison LH,Lessa FC,Lynfield R,Nadle J,Petit S,Ray SM,Schaffner W,Townes J,Fridkin S,Emerging Infections Program–Active Bacterial Core Surveillance MRSA Surveillance Investigators

更新日期：2013-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:There is wide variation in the management of thyroid nodules identified on ultrasound imaging. OBJECTIVE:To quantify the risk of thyroid cancer associated with thyroid nodules based on ultrasound imaging characteristics. METHODS:Retrospective case-control study of patients who underwent thyroid ultrasound ...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Smith-Bindman R,Lebda P,Feldstein VA,Sellami D,Goldstein RB,Brasic N,Jin C,Kornak J

更新日期：2013-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) accounts for almost half of all cardiac imaging services and is a widely available and versatile tool. Appropriate use criteria (AUC) for echocardiography were developed to improve patient care and health outcomes. Prior studies have shown that most TTEs are appropriate b...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Matulevicius SA,Rohatgi A,Das SR,Price AL,DeLuna A,Reimold SC

更新日期：2013-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Antihypertensive agents are the most commonly prescribed class of medications in the United States. Evidence regarding the relationship between different types of antihypertensives and breast cancer risk is sparse and inconsistent, and prior studies have lacked the capacity to assess impacts of long-term use...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Li CI,Daling JR,Tang MT,Haugen KL,Porter PL,Malone KE

更新日期：2013-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Whereas many persons at advanced ages live independently and are free of disability, we know little about how likely older people are to be disabled in the basic activities of daily living that are necessary for independent living as they enter the last years of life. OBJECTIVE:To determine national estimat...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Smith AK,Walter LC,Miao Y,Boscardin WJ,Covinsky KE

更新日期：2013-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Biofeedback with device-guided lowering of breathing frequency could be an alternate nonpharmacologic treatment option for hypertension. Evidence from trials with high methodologic quality is lacking. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of device-guided lowering of breathing frequency on blood pressure in pat...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Landman GW,Drion I,van Hateren KJ,van Dijk PR,Logtenberg SJ,Lambert J,Groenier KH,Bilo HJ,Kleefstra N

更新日期：2013-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and deadly disease. Long-acting inhaled β-agonists and anticholinergics, first-line medications for COPD, have been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular outcomes. When choosing between the medications, patients and physicians would benefit ...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Gershon A,Croxford R,Calzavara A,To T,Stanbrook MB,Upshur R,Stukel TA

更新日期：2013-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:National efforts to measure hospital performance in treating cardiac arrest have focused on case survival, with the hope of improving survival after cardiac arrest. However, it is plausible that hospitals with high case-survival rates do a poor job of preventing cardiac arrests in the first place. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Chen LM,Nallamothu BK,Spertus JA,Li Y,Chan PS,American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation (formerly the National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Investigators.

更新日期：2013-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:General medicine rounds by attending physicians provide the foundation for patient care and education in teaching hospitals. However, the detailed activities of these rounds in the current era are not well characterized. OBJECTIVE:To describe the characteristics of attending rounds for internal medicine inp...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Stickrath C,Noble M,Prochazka A,Anderson M,Griffiths M,Manheim J,Sillau S,Aagaard E

更新日期：2013-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:The American Heart Association recommends routine provocative cardiac testing in accelerated diagnostic protocols for coronary ischemia. The diagnostic and therapeutic yield of this approach are unknown. OBJECTIVE:To assess the yield of routine provocative cardiac testing in an emergency department-based ch...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Hermann LK,Newman DH,Pleasant WA,Rojanasarntikul D,Lakoff D,Goldberg SA,Duvall WL,Henzlova MJ

更新日期：2013-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Inpatient care providers often order laboratory tests without any appreciation for the costs of the tests. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether we could decrease the number of laboratory tests ordered by presenting providers with test fees at the time of order entry in a tertiary care hospital, without adding ext...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Feldman LS,Shihab HM,Thiemann D,Yeh HC,Ardolino M,Mandell S,Brotman DJ

更新日期：2013-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Early ambulatory palliative care (PC) is an emerging practice, and its key elements have not been defined. We conducted a qualitative analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial that demonstrated improved quality of life, mood, and survival in patients with newly diagnosed metastatic non-small cell ...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Yoong J,Park ER,Greer JA,Jackson VA,Gallagher ER,Pirl WF,Back AL,Temel JS

更新日期：2013-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the cost to Medicare of breast cancer screening or whether regional-level screening expenditures are associated with cancer stage at diagnosis or treatment costs, particularly because newer breast cancer screening technologies, like digital mammography and computer-aided detection (CAD)...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Gross CP,Long JB,Ross JS,Abu-Khalaf MM,Wang R,Killelea BK,Gold HT,Chagpar AB,Ma X

更新日期：2013-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A challenge in intensive obesity treatment is making care scalable. Little is known about whether the outcome of physician-directed weight loss treatment can be improved by adding mobile technology. METHODS:We conducted a 2-arm, 12-month study (October 1, 2007, through September 31, 2010). Seventy adults (b...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Spring B,Duncan JM,Janke EA,Kozak AT,McFadden HG,DeMott A,Pictor A,Epstein LH,Siddique J,Pellegrini CA,Buscemi J,Hedeker D

更新日期：2013-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefit of blood transfusion in patients with myocardial infarction is controversial, and a possibility of harm exists. METHODS:A systematic search of studies published between January 1, 1966, and March 31, 2012, was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central ...

journal_title：JAMA internal medicine

authors： Chatterjee S,Wetterslev J,Sharma A,Lichstein E,Mukherjee D

更新日期：2013-01-28 00:00:00