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Effectiveness of training methods for delivery of evidence-based psychotherapies: a systematic review

Implementation Science, 2020
Background Extensive efforts have been made to train mental health providers in evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs); there is increasing attention focused on the methods through which providers are trained to deliver EBPs.
Helen Valenstein-Mah, Nancy Greer, Lauren McKenzie, Lucas Hansen, Thad Q. Strom, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Timothy J. Wilt, Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of hospital-at-home vs. traditional brick-and-mortar hospital care in acutely ill adults: study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2022
Background Delivering acute hospital care to patients at home might reduce costs and improve patient experience. Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Care at Home (ACH) program is a novel virtual hybrid model of “Hospital at Home.” This pragmatic randomized controlled
Xiaoxi Yao, Margaret Paulson, Michael J. Maniaci, Ajani N. Dunn, Chad R. Nelson, Emma M. Behnken, Melissa S. Hart, Lindsey R. Sangaralingham, Shealeigh A. Inselman, Michelle A. Lampman, Shannon M. Dunlay, Sean C. Dowdy, Elizabeth B. Habermann   +12 more
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Cost-effectiveness of the anti-fibrotics for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the United States

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background The anti-fibrotic medications nintedanib and pirfenidone were approved in the United States for use in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis several years ago.
Timothy M. Dempsey, Viengneesee Thao, James P. Moriarty, Bijan J. Borah, Andrew H. Limper   +4 more
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Implication of Natal Care and Maternity Leave on Child Morbidity: Evidence from Ghana [PDF]

Global Journal of Health Science, 12(9) (2020), 2020
Failure to receive post-natal care within first week of delivery causes a 3% increase in the possibility of Acute Respiratory Infection in children under five. Mothers with unpaid maternity leave put their children at a risk of 3.9% increase in the possibility of ARI compared to those with paid maternity leave.
arxiv   +1 more source

Advantages and Disadvantages of Random Forest Models for Prediction of Hip Fracture Risk Versus Mortality Risk in the Oldest Old

JBMR Plus, 2023
Targeted fracture prevention strategies among late‐life adults should balance fracture risk versus competing mortality risk. Models have previously been constructed using Fine‐Gray subdistribution methods.
Lisa Langsetmo, John T. Schousboe, Brent C. Taylor, Jane A. Cauley, Howard A. Fink, Peggy M. Cawthon, Deborah M. Kado, Kristine E. Ensrud, for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group   +8 more
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The Use of Saliva Samples to Test for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in Newborns: Examination of False-Positive Samples Associated with Donor Milk Use

International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2023
A universal screening research study was conducted in six hospitals to identify the clinical sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on newborn dried blood spots (DBSs) versus saliva specimens for the diagnosis of congenital ...
Whitney Wunderlich, Abbey C. Sidebottom, Anna K. Schulte, Jessica Taghon, Sheila Dollard, Nelmary Hernandez-Alvarado   +5 more
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A systematic review of the epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the United States

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2018
Background Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) pose an urgent public health threat in the United States. An important step in planning and monitoring a national response to CRE is understanding its epidemiology and associated outcomes.
Daniel J. Livorsi, Margaret L. Chorazy, Marin L. Schweizer, Erin C. Balkenende, Amy E. Blevins, Rajeshwari Nair, Matthew H. Samore, Richard E. Nelson, Karim Khader, Eli N. Perencevich   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tracing the potential of networks to improve community cancer care: an in-depth single case study

Implementation Science Communications, 2021
Background Despite overall declines in cancer mortality in the USA over the past three decades, many patients in community settings fail to receive evidence-based cancer care. Networks that link academic medical centers (AMCs) and community providers may
Jennifer L. Ridgeway, Lisa A. Boardman, Joan M. Griffin, Timothy J. Beebe   +3 more
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“The role as a champion is to not only monitor but to speak out and to educate”: the contradictory roles of hand hygiene champions

Implementation Science, 2019
Background Implementation science experts define champions as “supporting, marketing, and driving through an implementation, overcoming indifference or resistance that the intervention may provoke in an organization.” Many hospitals use designated ...
Cassie Cunningham Goedken, Daniel J. Livorsi, Michael Sauder, Mark W. Vander Weg, Emily E. Chasco, Nai-Chung Chang, Eli Perencevich, Heather Schacht Reisinger   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Go with the Flow? A Large-Scale Analysis of Health Care Delivery Networks in the United States Using Hodge Theory [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Health care delivery is a collaborative process, requiring close coordination among networks of providers with specialized expertise. Yet in the United States, care is often spread across multiple disconnected providers (e.g., primary care physicians, specialists), leading to fragmented care delivery networks, and contributing to higher costs and lower
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