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Reducing hospital admission delay times using a structured, systematic, multi‐disciplinary approach
Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract A 6‐month audit at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (October 2020 to March 2021) found a median admission delay of 207 min, higher than the national VA median of 146 min. A multi‐disciplinary team found that factors contributing to this delay included unclear bed assignment processes, nursing handoff delays, and over‐reliance on ...
Nathan Baskin +4 more
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Diagnostic safety and quality optimization in sepsis study protocol
Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Sepsis ranks among the “Big Three" conditions most prone to harmful diagnostic errors. Despite its high prevalence and severity, health systems lack effective and contextually tailored strategies to optimize diagnostic accuracy for sepsis.
Sachita Shrestha +7 more
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Research priorities for adult hospital medicine: A survey of US hospital medicine leaders
Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Hospital medicine (HM), a well‐established clinical specialty, requires clarity of research priorities to identify target areas for investment in HM research infrastructure and activities. The Society of Hospital Medicine's Research Committee developed a 20‐item survey and used purposeful sampling of US hospitalist leaders to prioritize ...
Valerie G. Press +13 more
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Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Preventable hospital readmissions, reflecting suboptimal healthcare quality and increased costs, highlight the need for evidence to shape healthcare delivery. Objectives This systematic review assesses interventions to reduce readmissions following pneumonia‐related hospitalizations. Methods PubMed, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL were
Sarah A. Phillips +2 more
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Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Subspecialty inpatient care is associated with improved outcomes in various clinical settings. However, clinical outcomes and racial disparities between dedicated inpatient pulmonary care and general medicine services with pulmonary consultation remain unknown.
Bhavik P. Patel +3 more
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Novel screening intervention to address food insecurity in hospitalized children
Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Despite efforts to standardize and optimize screening of hospitalized children for food insecurity, rates of identified food insecurity (4.1%) remained far below the known community rate (18.3%–23.3%). We aimed to improve identification of food insecure families through a novel screening method, utilizing a nonclinical screener at a time ...
Ariel Carpenter +8 more
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Clinical progress note: Pertussis
Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a vaccine‐preventable respiratory disease with rising incidence due to declining vaccination rates and waning immunity. The most severe disease course is seen in unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated infants less than 2 months of age, accounting for the largest burden of hospitalization and ...
Samantha Hanna, Nicole Samies
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