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Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Prescription Drug Costs
February 3, 2025
Prescription drug costs in the U.S. are among the highest in the world, surpassing those in other high-income nations by more than two and a half times. In 2023, the U.S. healthcare system’s total...
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Coding Corner: Talk the Talk, Bill the Bill: Navigating Advance Care Discussion Billing
January 1, 2025
A 75-year-old woman with a previous medical history of high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, stage 4 chronic kidney disease, and lung cancer was admitted to the hospital with chest pain and...
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Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates by Physician and Patient Sex
January 1, 2025
Clinical question: Are hospital mortality and readmission rates associated with physician sex, and do these associations vary by patient sex? Background: Prior studies indicate that physician...
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Implementing and Evaluating a DBN Initiative in a Large Tertiary Care Urban Hospital
January 1, 2025
Clinical question: What is the impact of implementing discharge before noon (DBN) initiatives on discharge time and other factors such as length of stay (LOS), 30-day readmission, and ED boarding...
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Coding Corner: Come on In (Patient)!
December 2, 2024
A 38-year-old woman with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) is admitted to the emergency department-run observation unit at a local community hospital for a severe UTI and is...
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To Preround or Not?
December 2, 2024
Modern hospital medicine practice is diverse and characterizable through its willingness to innovate and be inclusive of new ideas and perspectives. While hospitalists aspire to evidence-based...
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Diagnostic Errors in Patients who Died in the Hospital or were Transferred to an ICU
November 1, 2024
Dr. Huang Clinical question: How often do diagnostic errors occur among hospitalized patients who die or are transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU), and how often do diagnostic errors...
Early Switch to Oral Antimicrobial Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
November 1, 2024
Dr. Toy Clinical question: Is an early switch to oral antimicrobial therapy in low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection non-inferior to standard intravenous antimicrobial...
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Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in Patients Diagnosed with PLA
November 1, 2024
Dr. Katsnelson Clinical question: Is there an association between pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) and subsequent incidence of diagnosed colorectal cancer (CRC) and if so, should early screening for...
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Diagnostic Stewardship in CAP with Syndromic Molecular Testing
November 1, 2024
Clinical question: Does syndromic polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based testing of lower respiratory tract samples in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) lead to faster...