Improving preparedness for mass casualty incidents in hospitals: insights from a large-scale simulation exercise with geotracking and validated questionnaires. [PDF]
von der Forst M +14 more
europepmc +1 more source
Trends in hospitalizations for vaccine‐preventable diseases in the United States from 2014 to 2024
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 +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Optimizing Hospital Discharge Planning: Empirical Insights and Requirements of AI-Based Technologies From an Explorative Mixed Methods Field Study. [PDF]
Sadel J, Grant NV, Burkhardt H, Kunze C.
europepmc +1 more source
Abstract Background Reliance on interventional radiology (IR) has been associated with delays in procedure completion and prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS). Hospitalist medicine procedure services (HMPS) have been proposed as a strategy to mitigate these inefficiencies, though outcomes of newly established programs composed of physicians with ...
Jeremy Gentile +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Oxygen Stewardship in Adult Critical Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative. [PDF]
Ong WJD +7 more
europepmc +1 more source
Low‐value glucose monitoring in noncritically ill hospitalized patients
Abstract Background Inpatient routine point‐of‐care glucose (POC‐G) monitoring is common given association of persistent hyperglycemia with increase in morbidity and mortality. However, some patients receive frequent fingerstick testing without needing insulin to reach glycemic targets.
Niloofar Latifi +8 more
wiley +1 more source
Sustaining Health Promotion and Education to Build Resilient Communities: Lessons from Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic. [PDF]
Ohene LA, Iddrisu M, Aziato L.
europepmc +1 more source
Impact of automated data sharing on hospital communication with child welfare
Abstract Children in foster care have poor health compared to children in the general population, in part due to a critical gap in communication and information sharing. In 2018, Cincinnati Children's partnered with Hamilton County Job and Family Services (HCJFS) to develop an automated technology solution (IDENTITY) that links and shares information ...
Mary V. Greiner +2 more
wiley +1 more source

