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Intercepting Wrong-Patient Orders in a Computerized Provider Order Entry System
April 3, 2015
Clinical question: Does implementing a patient verification dialog that appears at the beginning of each ordering session, accompanied by a 2.5-second delay, decrease wrong-patient orders? Background: Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) is known to increase the rate of wrong-patient order en
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Epidemiology of Peri-Operative, Transfusion-Associated, Circulatory Overload
April 3, 2015
Understanding characteristics of TACO could improve decision making around transfusion strategies for at-risk patients
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The Spectrum of Acute Encephalitis
April 3, 2015
Advanced age, immunocompromised state, coma portend worse outcomes for patients with acute encephalitis
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Peri-Operative Hyperglycemia and Risk of Adverse Events in Diabetic Patients
April 3, 2015
Clinical question: How does peri-operative hyperglycemia affect the risk of adverse events in diabetic patients compared to nondiabetic patients? Background: Peri-operative hyperglycemia is associated with increased rates of infection, myocardial infarction, stroke, and death.
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Complaints Against Doctors Linked to Depression, Defensive Medicine
April 3, 2015
Clinical question: What is the impact of complaints on doctors’ psychological welfare and health? Background: Studies have shown that malpractice litigation is associated with physician depression and suicide.
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ICU Delirium: Little Attributable Mortality after Adjustment
April 3, 2015
Does delirium contribute to higher mortality risk for ICU patients?
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Academic Hospitalist Groups Lag Behind in Admissions, Discharges
April 3, 2015
In 2012, SHM reported increasing numbers of hospital encounters coded for high-level evaluation and management services, as reported by the 2012 State of Hospital Medicine (SOHM) survey respondents.
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Patient, Family-Centered Care at Veterans Affairs Hospitals
April 3, 2015
The journey toward patient and family centered care (PFCC) has been one of the hallmarks of early twenty-first century healthcare transformation.
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Bob Wachter’s New Book Examines Healthcare in Digital Age
April 3, 2015
This month, Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, chief of the division of hospital medicine at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and well known for his work in patient safety and healthcare quality, debuts his latest book, The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s C
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Why Compassion in Patient Care Should Matter to Hospitalists
April 3, 2015
What compassionate patient care is, why it's important, how to prevent its erosion
