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Scheduling early primary care follow‐up after pneumonia: A retrospective target trial emulation in five hospitals

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Current guidelines make no recommendations on discharge interventions or scheduling outpatient follow‐up after hospitlization for commnity‐acquired pneumonia (CAP). Objectives To assess the impact of scheduling early primary care follow‐up prior to discharge home among survivors of hypoxemic CAP hospitalizations.
Andrew J. Davis, Stephanie P. Taylor, Catherine L. Hough, Mari Armstrong‐Hough, Li Yan, Catherine K. Ettman, Katy Sadowski, Khyzer B. Aziz, Patrick G. Lyons, Katrina E. Hauschildt, Marc Kowalkowski, Eliana M. Perrin, Theodore J. Iwashyna   +12 more
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Streamlining antibiotic use in community acquired pneumonia: A quality improvement initiative

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Evidence suggests a 3‐day total duration and early transition to oral therapy is safe in hospitalized patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP)—though such care is not standard in the United States. To implement these evidence‐based practices, a multidisciplinary group led by a hospitalist and antimicrobial stewardship ...
Claire E. Ciarkowski, Karen Howard, Hannah Imlay, Chaorong Wu, Christy L. Hopkins, Valerie M. Vaughn, Emily S. Spivak   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient and hospitalization differences in incarcerated versus nonincarcerated men: Insights from a 10‐year cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The incarcerated population in the United States is underserved and aging rapidly; there is a dearth of information regarding their health, including hospital care. Epidemiological information is crucial to guide policymakers’ planning.
Farah Acher Kaiksow, Amir Forati, Kristin Merss, Karen Reece, Marguerite Burns, Eduard Eric Vasilevskis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in hospitalizations for vaccine‐preventable diseases in the United States from 2014 to 2024

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Vaccination rates have declined in recent years, resulting in outbreaks of vaccine‐preventable diseases (VPDs) among children. We aimed to evaluate VPD hospitalization rates from 2014 to 2024 and to report associated trends in outcomes including intensive care utilization, mortality, readmissions, and costs.
Nathan M. Money, Erin Sullivan, Hannah Rector, Corrie E. McDaniel, Jessica L. Markham, Mersine A. Bryan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neonates with acute liver failure have higher overall mortality but similar posttransplant outcomes as older infants

Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Neonatal acute liver failure (ALF) carries a high mortality rate; however, little data exist on its peritransplant hospital course. This project aimed to identify factors associated with outcomes in neonates with ALF using large multicenter databases.
Swati Antala, Bridget Whitehead, Justin Godown, Matt Hall, Anna Banc‐Husu, Estella M. Alonso, Sarah A. Taylor   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying High Risk Patients for Hospital Readmission

, 2019
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed in 2010, set forth a framework for healthcare providers to have a vested interest in better patient outcomes and to reduce the Total Cost of Care (TCOC) for patients.
Kirby, Heather, Graham, Ethan, Saxena, Asha   +2 more
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Evaluating the impact of audit and feedback using a novel text and web‐based platform with unblinded peer comparison

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Hospitalists vary in their ordering practices related to labs, imaging, and discharge order times, which can lead to inefficient care, excess utilization of diagnostic tests, and prolonged length of stay. Peer comparison can be an effective way to influence physician practices. We implemented an automated, text‐based, unblinded peer comparison
Victor Cotton, Robert E. Burke, Jennifer Myers, Eugene Gitelman, Joyce Kim, Natasha Hagemeyer, Stephanie Trees, Andrew Trees, Ian Delorey, S. Ryan Greysen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality of hospital medicine care in Veterans Affairs hospitals versus non‐Veterans Affairs hospitals: A systematic review of comparative studies

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The Veterans Health Administration (VA) cares for more than one million hospitalized Veterans each year. There is limited knowledge on how hospital medicine care in VA facilities compares with non‐VA hospitals in terms of the Institute of Medicine domains of healthcare access, patient experience, quality, clinical outcomes, and cost.
Paul G. Shekelle, Robert E. Burke, Eric A. Apaydin, Meron M. Begashaw, Charlie M. Wray   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trust‐building in pediatric hospital medicine discharge

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Hospital discharge is a trust‐sensitive phase of care. This article reframes discharge as a longitudinal process in which families assess not only individual clinicians but also the reliability, coherence, and accountability of the healthcare system across hospitalization.
Victor Do
wiley   +1 more source

Early outpatient follow‐up, hospital‐free survival, and health‐related quality of life in older adults after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Current evidence regarding the benefits of early outpatient follow‐up for older adults after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is conflicting, and prior studies may have been impacted by confounding by indication by not accounting for geriatric vulnerabilities. We used data from a unique nationwide cohort of older adults hospitalized with AMI,
Alexandra Hajduk, Lisa M. Kern, Jason R. Falvey, Jingjing Shang, Jeph Herrin, Sui Tsang, Allison Aviles, Sarwat I. Chaudhry   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source