July 2016, Volume 11, Issue Number 7 | MDedge

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Jul 2016
Vol. 11
No. 7

Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Prolonged intravenous instead of oral antibiotics for acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children

Author:

James B. Wood, MD

David P. Johnson, MD
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Original Research

Original Research

Pilot study aiming to support sleep quality and duration during hospitalizations

Author:

Evelyn Gathecha, MD

Rebeca Rios, PhD

Luis F. Buenaver, PhD

Regina Landis, BA

Eric Howell, MD

Scott Wright, MD
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Original Research

Can the identification of an idle line facilitate its removal? A comparison between a proposed guideline and clinical practice

Author:

Areeba Kara, MD, MS, FACP

Cynthia S. Johnson, MA

Michelle Murray, MD

Jill Dillon, RN, MSN

Siu L. Hui, PhD
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Original Research

Relationship between hospital financial performance and publicly reported outcomes

Author:

Oanh Kieu Nguyen, MD, MAS

Ethan A. Halm, MD, MPH

Anil N. Makam, MD, MAS
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Original Research

Testing the functional assessment of mentation: A mobile application based assessment of mental status

Author:

David E. Hamilton, BS

Valerie G. Press, MD, MPH

Nicole M. Twu, MS

Trevor C. Yuen, MS

Crystal N. Azu, BA

Matthew M. Churpek, MD, MPH, PhD

Dana P. Edelson, MD, MS
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Original Research

Predicting all‐cause readmissions using electronic health record data from the entire hospitalization: Model development and comparison

Author:

Oanh Kieu Nguyen, MD, MAS

Anil N. Makam, MD, MAS

Christopher Clark, MPA

Song Zhang, PhD

Bin Xie, PhD

Ferdinand Velasco, MD

Ruben Amarasingham, MD, MBA

Ethan A. Halm, MD, MPH
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Brief Reports

Brief Reports

Validation of the delirium observation screening scale in a hospitalized older population

Author:

Katherine Gavinski, BA

Ryan Carnahan, PharmD, MS

Michelle Weckmann, MS, MD
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Brief Reports

Predictors of patient satisfaction with inpatient hospital pain management across the United States: A national study

Author:

Daniel C. McFarland, DO

Megan Johnson Shen, PhD

Randall F. Holcombe, MD
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Research Letters

Research Letters

Supplemental insurance reduces out‐of‐pocket costs in medicare observation services

Author:

Brian J. Doyle, MD

Susan L. Ettner, PhD

Teryl K. Nuckols, MD, MS
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Clinical Care Conundrums

Clinical Care Conundrums

Another spin

Author:

Mary Prahl, MD

Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD

Stanford T. Shulman, MD

Neeti Doshi, MD

Bradley Monash, MD
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Reviews

Reviews

Structure and outcomes of interdisciplinary rounds in hospitalized medicine patients: A systematic review and suggested taxonomy

Author:

V. Surekha Bhamidipati, MD

Daniel J. Elliott, MD

Ellen M. Justice, MLIS, AHIP

Ene Belleh, MLS, AHIP

Seema S. Sonnad, PhD

Edmondo J. Robinson, MD, MBA
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Editorial

Editorial

Do interdisciplinary rounds improve patient outcomes? only if they improve teamwork

Author:

Kevin J. O'Leary, MD, MS

Julie K. Johnson, MSPH, PhD

Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH
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