Increasing Efficiency With Mobile Tablet Computers
The ever-growing use of electronic health records (EHRs) and information needs of patients have...
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Hospital Medicine
Predicting Avoidable 30-Day Readmissions
Throughout the United States, readmission rates are increasingly being used for benchmarking...
Read MoreWhat Rule Do We Comply With Least?
My vote goes to “translation.” The rule is that you must use a qualified medical interpreter for any interview or discussion with a patient who does not understand English. How is lack of understanding defined? It is...
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Medication Adherence
The National Report Card on Adherence is based on an average of answers to questions on nine...
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Managing Children With Low-Risk Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Intra-abdominal injuries resulting from blunt torso trauma are a leading cause of morbidity in...
Read MoreThe ED’s Expanding Role in Hospital Admissions
Although research has focused heavily on increased use of EDs, little attention has been paid to the changing role that these facilities play in the entire healthcare system. In a study published in the New England Journal of...
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Dedicated Hospital Observation Units to the Rescue
Along with growing demand, rising costs and lower payments have threatened the financial viability...
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Uncertain Diagnosis or CT Scan Radiation?
It is so nice to be right. To summarize what I wrote 2 and 3 years ago, here and here—based on my experience, patients and families will accept the theoretical risk of a future cancer if it means they’ll get an accurate...
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IAS 2013: Positive Outcomes With HIV Prevention Program
The Particulars: Previous studies have not compared the effects of mobile HIV testing, community...
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IAS 2013: Repeat Use of Post-Exposure HIV Prophylaxis
The Particulars: Anecdotal evidence suggests that post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV—meant to be a...
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IAS 2013: HCV Reinfection High Among Gay Men With HIV
The Particulars: Liver disease—often due to co-infection with hepatitis c virus (HCV)...
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IAS 2013: CD4 Count Linked With HIV Reservoir Level
The Particulars: Research suggests that patients who start HIV treatment with a CD4 count above...
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ISA 2013: HIV Patients Have High ESRD Rate
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that some of the same risk factors are associated with...
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Protecting EDs & Providers When Patients Leave Against Medical Advice
Recent studies suggest that as many as 2% of discharges from acute care hospitals and EDs in the...
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ASE 2013: Predicting CHF Readmissions
The Particulars: Research indicates that congestive heart failure (CHF) is associated with high...
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ASE 2013: Outcomes of Infants with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Minneapolis, MN: Researchers have announced the results of a retrospective 5-year study, which...
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A Different Approach to Delivering Smoking Cessation
Although the health benefits of smoking cessation are well documented, only about 6% of smokers...
Read MoreEven More Problems With Patient Satisfaction Surveys
A paper in April’s JAMA Surgery journal noted that patient satisfaction ratings have very little to do with the quality of care provided by a hospital. The study analyzed data from 31 hospitals that participated in patient...
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FDA Approves Vibativ for Hospitalized Patients With Bacterial Pneumonia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of the antibiotic Vibativ...
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