July 2012, Volume 7, Issue Number 6 | MDedge

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Jul 2012
Vol. 7
No. 6

Brief Reports

Brief Reports

“Can we just stop and talk?” patients value verbal communication about discharge care plans

Author:

Marwa Shoeb, MD

Susan Eva Merel, MD

Molly Blackley Jackson, MD

Bradley D. Anawalt, MD
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Clinical Care Conundrums

Clinical Care Conundrums

Overcome by weakness

Author:

Alexander Krassner, DO

Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD

Thomas E. Baudendistel, MD
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Transforming Healthcare

Transforming Healthcare

Sleep rounds: A multidisciplinary approach to optimize sleep quality and satisfaction in hospitalized patients

Author:

Katherine P. Thomas, MD

Rachel E. Salas, MD

Charlene Gamaldo, MD

Yolanda Chik, MD

Linda Huffman, RN, MSN

Russell Rasquinha, MSE

Robert E. Hoesch, MD, PhD
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Original Research

Original Research

Predictors of medication adherence postdischarge: The impact of patient age, insurance status, and prior adherence

Author:

Marya J. Cohen, MD, MPH

Shimon Shaykevich, MS

Courtney Cawthon, MPH

Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc

Michael K. Paasche‐Orlow, MD, MA, MPH

Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD, MPH
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Original Research

Adverse outcomes associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease are rare following an apparent life‐threatening event

Author:

Gabrielle Zimbric, MD

Joshua L. Bonkowsky, MD, PhD

W. Daniel Jackson, MD

Christopher G. Maloney, MD, PhD

Rajendu Srivastava, MD, FRCP(C), MPH
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Original Research

Comparative effectiveness of low‐molecular‐weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin for thromboembolism prophylaxis for medical patients

Author:

Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH

Penelope S. Pekow, PhD

Maureen Lahti, MBBS, MPH

Peter K. Lindenauer, MD, MSc
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Original Research

Impact of hyponatremia and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis on mortality in elderly patients with aspiration pneumonia

Author:

Jun Miyashita, MD, MPH

Toshihiko Shimada, MD

Alan J. Hunter, MD, FACP

Toru Kamiya, MD
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Original Research

Hospitalist utilization and hospital performance on 6 publicly reported patient outcomes

Author:

Kate Goodrich, MD, MHS

Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM

Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc

Peter Lindenauer, MD, MSc

Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH
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Reviews

Reviews

Meta‐analysis: Multidisciplinary fall prevention strategies in the acute care inpatient population

Author:

David DiBardino, MD

Elaine R. Cohen, BA

Aashish Didwania, MD
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Reviews

Sleep and circadian misalignment for the hospitalist: A review

Author:

Eric W. Schaefer, MD

Mark V. Williams, MD

Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD
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