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Seeking the next generation of antibiotics
Researchers are exploring gene-editing technology to address the resistance crisis.
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Innovation requires experimentation
Health care could improve faster with a more systematic approach to experimentation.
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Accessing data during EHR downtime
A web-based tool may patch discontinuity – in addition to its other functions.
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Quick byte: Curing diabetes
“If it works in people as well as it does in animals, it’s possible that people will not be diabetic.”
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Finding a new approach to difficult diagnoses
Hospitalists at other institutions may be interested in starting a similar type of service.
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Quick Byte: Global health before COVID-19
A glance back at global public health before COVID-19.
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Getting to secure text messaging in health care
The stakes are higher for communication in the health care setting.
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Reducing admissions for alcohol withdrawal syndrome
If alcohol detox were an ambulatory care sensitive condition, it would be the largest in the VA by a substantial margin.
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Getting closer to an accurate early Alzheimer’s test
Mass spectrometry identified asymptomatic people accumulating beta amyloid in their brains when PET scans were still negative.
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Predicting patient risk of medication-related harm
Clinicians can calculate the risk of a patient suffering medication-related harm post-discharge.
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Developing guidance for patient movement requests
Hospitals should consider a framework for decision-making.
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Quick Byte: EHRs and clinician wellness
Little attention has been paid to the relationship between physicians’ well-being and the volume of in-basket messages they receive.
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Improving health care with simulation
Hospitalists should consider new tools for quality improvement.
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Creating best practices for APPs
Some widely accepted guidelines could help these providers succeed.
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Reducing alarm fatigue in the hospital
Researchers are developing new sounds that could replace current alarms.