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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
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Postsurgical Remote Patient Monitoring Outcomes and Perceptions: A Mixed-Methods Assessment

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2022
Objective: To determine how postsurgical remote patient monitoring (RPM) influences readmissions and emergency visits within 30 days of discharge after operation and to understand patient and surgeon perspectives on postsurgical RPM. Patients and Methods:
Aaron Spaulding, PhD, Erica Loomis, MD, Emily Brennan, MPH, Diane Klein, BA, Karlyn Pierson, MAN, RN, Rochelle Willford, RN, M. Susan Hallbeck, PhD, Janani Reisenauer, MD   +7 more
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Utilization of delivery care among rural women in china: does the health insurance make a difference? a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Since 2003, the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) has been implemented throughout rural China, usually covering delivery services in its benefit package. The objective of this study was to compare the difference of utilization of delivery
Hemminki, Elina, Long Qian, Yan Hong, Elina Hemminki, Jianmin Gao, Xiao Shengbin, Shen Yuan, Duolao Wang, Gao, Jianmin, Gao Jianmin, Qian Long, Long, Qian, Xiao, Shengbin, Dang, Shaonong, Wang, Duolao, Hemminki Elina, Shen, Yuan, Wang Duolao, Shengbin Xiao, Yuan Shen, Dang Shaonong, Shaonong Dang, Yan, Hong, Hong Yan   +23 more
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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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Effect of delivery care user fee exemption policy on institutional maternal deaths in the Central and Volta regions of Ghana [PDF]

, 2007
Background: To improve access to skilled attendance at delivery and thereby reduce maternal mortality, the Government of Ghana introduced a policy exempting all women attending health facilities from paying delivery care fees.
Ansong-Tornui, Janet, Bosu, W.K., Bell, Jacqueline S., Armar-Klemesu, Margaret   +3 more
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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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Comparative efficacy and harms of adjuvant whole breast hypofractionation or external beam accelerated partial breast irradiation for treatment of breast cancer: a systematic review

BMC Cancer
Background Whole breast moderate hypofractionation is recommended for most breast cancer populations to improve survival and reduce recurrence. Whole breast ultra-hypofractionation and external beam accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) may ...
Catherine Sowerby, Kassahun Lemu, Adrienne Landsteiner, Kristen Ullman, Maylen Anthony, Caleb Kalinowski, Elizabeth Ester, Philipp Dahm, Timothy J. Wilt, Wei Duan-Porter   +9 more
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Controlled Substance Agreements for Opioids in a Primary Care Practice

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2017
Background Opioids are widely prescribed for chronic non cancer pain (CNCP). Controlled substance agreements (CSAs) are intended to increase adherence and mitigate risk with opioid prescribing.
Lindsey M. Philpot, Priya Ramar, Muhamad Y. Elrashidi, Raphael Mwangi, Frederick North, Jon O. Ebbert   +5 more
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Attitudes and Behavior of Health Care Workers Before, During, and After Implementation of Real-Time Location System Technology

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2020
Objective: To assess how staff attitudes before, during, and after implementation of a real-time location system (RTLS) that uses radio-frequency identification tags on staff and patient identification badges and on equipment affected staff’s intention ...
Joan M. Griffin, PhD, Thomas R. Hellmich, MD, Kalyan Sunder Pasupathy, PhD, Shealeigh A. Funni, BS, Skylar M. Pagel, BS, Sankara Subramanian Srinivasan, PhD, Heather A. Heaton, MD, MAS, Mustafa Y. Sir, PhD, David M. Nestler, MD, MS, Renaldo C. Blocker, PhD, Hunter J. Hawthorne, BS, Kyle R. Koenig, PMP, Kelly M. Herbst, BEd, M. Susan Hallbeck, PhD   +13 more
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