Original Research

A Method for Attributing Patient-Level Metrics to Rotating Providers in an Inpatient Setting

Author:

Carrie A. Herzke, MD, MBA

Henry J. Michtalik, MD, MPH, MHS

Nowella Durkin

Joseph Finkelstein, MD, PhD, MA

Amy Deutschendorf, MS, RN, ACNS‐BC

Jason Miller, MSHI

Curtis Leung, MPH

Daniel J. Brotman, MD

1Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; 2Department of Administrative Services, Johns Hopkins Health System and...

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Original Research

Mortality, Length of Stay, and Cost of Weekend Admissions

Author:

Stephanie Q. Ko, MBBS, MPH

Jordan B. Strom, MD

Changyu Shen, PhD

Robert W. Yeh, MD, MBA, MSc

1Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston,...

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Original Research

Lean-Based Redesign of Multidisciplinary Rounds on General Medicine Service

Author:

Marlena Kane, MPH, MSW

Nidhi Rohatgi, MD, MS

Paul A. Heidenreich, MD

Akanksha Thakur, MD

Marcy Winget, PhD

Kenny Shum, PhD

James Hereford, MS

Lisa Shieh, MD, PhD

Thomas Lew, MD

Jason Hom, MD

Jeffrey Chi, MD

Ann Weinacker, MD

Timothy Seay-Morrison, MSW

Neera Ahuja, MD

1Stanford Health Care, Stanford, California; 2Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; 3Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis...

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Original Research

Shared Decision-Making During Inpatient Rounds: Opportunities for Improvement in Patient Engagement and Communication

Author:

Rebecca Blankenburg, MD, MPH

Joan F. Hilton, ScD, MPH

Patrick Yuan, BA

Stephanie Rennke, MD

Brad Monash, MD

Stephanie M. Harman, MD

Debbie S. Sakai, MD

Poonam Hosamani, MD

Adeena Khan, MD

Ian Chua, MD

Eric Huynh, BS

Lisa Shieh, MD

Lijia Xie, MD

Jason M. Satterfield, PhD

1Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California; 2Department of...

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Original Research

Impact of a Multicenter, Mentored Quality Collaborative on Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism

Author:

Ian Jenkins, MD

Tamra O’Bryan, MHA, RHIA, CPHQ

Janet Holdych, PharmD, CPHQ

Gregory Maynard, MD, MS, MHM

1Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego Health System, San Diego, California; 2Dignity Health, San Francisco, California;...

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Original Research

Mental Health Conditions and Unplanned Hospital Readmissions in Children

Author:

Stephanie K. Doupnik, MD, MS

John Lawlor, MHS

Bonnie T. Zima, MD, MPH

Tumaini R. Coker, MD, MBA

Naomi S. Bardach, MD, MAS

Kris P. Rehm, MD

James C. Gay, MD, MMHC

Matt Hall, PhD

Jay G. Berry, MD, MPH

¹Division of General Pediatrics, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, and PolicyLab, The Children’s...

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Research Letters

TXT2STAYQUIT: Pilot Randomized Trial of Brief Automated Smoking Cessation Texting Intervention for Inpatient Smokers Discharged from the Hospital

Author:

Erin Hammett, MS

Susan Veldheer, MS, RD

Shari Hrabovsky, MSN

Jessica Yingst, MS

Arthur Berg, PhD

Erika Poole, PhD

Dana Stauffer, MS, RRT-NPS

Jonathan Foulds, PhD

1Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania; 2College of Information Sciences...

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Research Letters

Accuracy Comparisons between Manual and Automated Respiratory Rate for Detecting Clinical Deterioration in Ward Patients

Author:

Matthew M. Churpek, MD, MPH, PhD

Ashley Snyder, MPH

Nicole M. Twu, MS

Dana P. Edelson, MD, MS

Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.*Address for correspondence reprint requests: Dana P. Edelson, MD, MS, 5841 South...

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Clinical Care Conundrums

Tissue Isn’t the Issue

Author:

Lekshmi Santhosh, MD

Laura Koth, MD

Thomas E. Baudendistel, MD

Bradley Sharpe, MD

Bradley Monash, MD

1Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; 2Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland,...

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Reviews

Hospital Readmissions in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review

Author:

Eric S. Orman, MD, MSCR

Marwan Ghabril, MD

Thomas W. Emmett, MD, MLS

Naga Chalasani, MD

1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; 2Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana...

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Perspectives in Hospital Medicine

Value-Based Purchasing for Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism: Too Much, Too Soon

Author:

Christopher G. Roy, MD, MPH

Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...

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Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Things We Do For No Reason: Blood Cultures for Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Children

Author:

Eric Zwemer, MD

John R. Stephens, MD

Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North...

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Editorial

The Inpatient Blindside: Comorbid Mental Health Conditions and Readmissions among Hospitalized Children

Author:

Jessica L. Bettenhausen, MD

Katherine A. Auger, MD, MS

Jeffrey D. Colvin, MD, JD

¹Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine,...

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Article

ERRATUM TO: Cardiac Troponins in Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Author:

Omar S. Darwish, MS, DO

Abdullah Mahayni

Mukti Patel, MD

Alpesh Amin, MBA, MD

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