Nov. 2015, Volume 10, Issue Number 11 | MDedge

Table of Contents

Nov 2015
Vol. 10
No. 11

Brief Reports

Brief Reports

The impact of emergency department observation units on United States emergency department admission rates

Author:

Roberta Capp, MD, MHS

Benjamin Sun, MD, MPH

Dowin Boatright, MD, MBA

Cary Gross, MD, MPH
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Brief Reports

Pediatric weekend admission and increased unplanned readmission rates

Author:

Katherine A. Auger, MD, MSc

Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP
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Original Research

Original Research

Interunit handoffs from emergency department to inpatient care: A cross‐sectional survey of physicians at a university medical center

Author:

Christopher J. Smith, MD

Denise H. Britigan, PhD, MA, CHES

Elizabeth Lyden, MS

Nathan Anderson, MD

Ted J. Welniak, MD

Michael C. Wadman, MD
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Original Research

Patient financial responsibility for observation care

Author:

Shreya Kangovi, MD, MS

Susannah G. Cafardi, MSW, MPH

Robyn A. Smith, BA

Raina Kulkarni, BS

David Grande, MD, MPA
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Original Research

Is weekend discharge associated with hospital readmission?

Author:

Jordan M. Cloyd, MD

Joy C. Chen, MD

Yifei Ma, MS

Kim F. Rhoads, MD, MS, MPH
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Original Research

Hospitalist attitudes toward the assessment and management of dyspnea in patients with acute cardiopulmonary diseases

Author:

Mihaela S. Stefan, MD

David H. Au, MD, MS

Richard A. Mularski, MD, MCR, MSHS

Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD

Eduard T. Naureckas, MD

Shannon S. Carson, MD, MS

Patrick Godwin, MD

Aruna Priya, MS

Penelope S. Pekow, PhD

Peter K. Lindenauer, MD, MSc
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Original Research

Variation in readmission rates by emergency departments and emergency department providers caring for patients after discharge

Author:

Siddhartha Singh, MD, MS

Yu‐Li Lin, MS

Ann B. Nattinger, MD, MPH

Yong‐Fang Kuo, PhD

James S. Goodwin, MD
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Clinical Care Conundrums

Clinical Care Conundrums

Of mice and men

Author:

Jeffrey M. Dueker, MD, MPH

Robert D. Harrington, MD

Zachary D. Goldberger, MD, MS

Stephanie A. C. Halvorson, MD, FACP

Melissa R. Nyendak, MD, MHS
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Editorial

Editorial

Emergency department observation units: Less than we bargained for?

Author:

Jahan Fahimi, MD, MPH

Renee Y. Hsia, MD, MSc
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Editorial

Observation versus inpatient hospitalization: What do medicare beneficiaries pay?

Author:

Ann M. Sheehy, MD, MS

Josh Boswell, JD

Bartho Caponi, MD

Charles F. S. Locke, MD
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Letters To The Editor

Letters To The Editor

In reference to “Changes in patient satisfaction related to hospital renovation: The experience with a new clinical building”

Author:

Frank Zilm, DArch, FAIA, FACHA

Anthony J. Haas, FAIA, FACHA

Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA, EDAC

David Allison, FAIA, FACHA, NCARB

Charles H. Griffin, AIA, FACHA, EDAC
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Letters To The Editor

The authors reply “Changes in patient satisfaction related to hospital renovation: The experience with a new clinical building”

Author:

Zishan K. Siddiqui, MD

Daniel J. Brotman, MD
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Reviews

Reviews

Sepsis: An update in management

Author:

Benjamin T. Galen, MD

Christopher Sankey, MD, FHM, FACP
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Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Serum and red blood cell folate testing on hospitalized patients

Author:

Anthony C. Breu, MD

Jesse Theisen‐Toupal, MD

Leonard S. Feldman, MD
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