Oct. 2018, Volume 13, Issue Number 10

Brief Reports

Brief Reports

The Influence of Hospitalist Continuity on the Likelihood of Patient Discharge in General Medicine Patients

Author:

Carl van Walraven, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 2Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital...
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Brief Reports

Patient Perceptions of Readmission Risk: An Exploratory Survey

Author:

Daniel J. Brotman, MD

Hasan M. Shihab, MBChB, MPH

Amanda Bertram, MS

Alan Tieu,, MD

Henry G. Cheng, MD

Erik H. Hoyer, MD

Nowella Durkin, BS

Amy Deutschendorf, MS, RN

Departments of 1Medicine; 2Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; 3MedStar Franklin Square Family Medicine...
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Brief Reports

Appraising the Evidence Supporting Choosing Wisely® Recommendations

Author:

Andrew J. Admon, MD, MPH

Ashwin Gupta, MD

Margaret Williams, MD

Thomas S. Valley, MD, MSc

Michael W. Sjoding, MD, MSc

Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH

Colin R. Cooke, MD, MS, MSc

1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MIichigan; 2Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of...
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Brief Reports

Pediatric Hospitalist Workload and Sustainability in University-Based Programs: Results from a National Interview-Based Survey

Author:

H. Barrett Fromme, MD, MHPE

Christina O. Chen, MD

Bryan R. Fine, MD, MPH

Craig Gosdin, MD, MSHA

Erin E. Shaughnessy, MD, MSHCM

1Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois;2Department of Pediatrics, Rush University,...
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Brief Reports

The Association of Inpatient Occupancy with Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection

Author:

Mahshid Abir, MD, MSc

Jason Goldstick, PhD

Rosalie Malsberger, MS

Claude M. Setodji, PhD

Sharmistha Dev, MD

Neil Wenger, MD, MPH

1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; 2Acute Care Research Unit, Institute of Healthcare Policy and...
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Original Research

Original Research

Focused Ethnography of Diagnosis in Academic Medical Centers

Author:

Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc

Molly Harrod, PhD

Suzanne Winter, MS

Jane Forman, ScD

Martha Quinn, MPH

Sarah Krein, PhD, RN

Karen E. Fowler, MPH

Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH

Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH

1VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan; 2Department of Internal Medicine,...
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Original Research

Characterizing Hospitalizations for Pediatric Concussion and Trends in Care

Author:

Tara Rhine, MD, MS

Terri Byczkowski, PhD

Mekibib Altaye, PhD

Shari L. Wade, PhD

Lynn Babcock, MD, MS

1Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio; 2Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s...
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Original Research

Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Preoperative Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition (PREOP-ACEI)

Author:

Jason F. Shiffermiller, MD, MPH

Benjamin J. Monson, MD

Chad W. Vokoun, MD

Micah W. Beachy, DO

Michael P. Smith, MD

James N. Sullivan, MD

Andrew J. Vasey, MD

Purnima Guda, PhD

Elizabeth R. Lyden, MS

Sheila J. Ellis, MD

Huiling Pang, MD PhD

Rachel E. Thompson, MD, MPH

¹Section of Hospital Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska; ²Department of...
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Original Research

Does Patient Experience Predict 30-Day Readmission? A Patient-Level Analysis of HCAHPS Data

Author:

Zishan Siddiqui, MD

Stephen Berry, MD

Amanda Bertram, MS

Lisa Allen, PhD

Erik Hoyer, MD

Nowella Durkin, BS

Rehan Qayyum, MD

Elizabeth Wick

Peter Pronovost, MD

Daniel J. Brotman

¹Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine Baltimore, Maryland; ²Armstrong Institute...
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Reviews

Reviews

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

1University of California, Irvine, UCI Medical Center, Orange, California; 2Mr. Mahayni is now withKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health...
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Reviews

The Role of Hospital Medicine in Emergency Preparedness: A Framework for Hospitalist Leadership in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Author:

Jason Persoff, MD, SFHM

Doug Ornoff, MD, PhD

Charles Little, DO, FACEP

¹Department of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado; ²Hospitalist...
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Editorial

Editorial

Perioperative Management of ACE Inhibitor Therapy: Challenges of Clinical Decision-Making Based on Surrogate Endpoints

Author:

Duminda N. Wijeysundera MD, PhD, FRCPC

¹Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ²Department of...
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Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement in Patients with Venous Thromboembolism without Contraindication to Anticoagulation

Author:

Ritika S. Parris, MD

Alexander R. Carbo, MD

¹Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; ²Harvard Medical...
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Perspectives in Hospital Medicine

Perspectives in Hospital Medicine

A Shooting in the Hospital: When Domestic Violence Occurs in the Hospital, Reflection, and Response

Author:

Edward J. Merrens, MD, MS

Chief Clinical Officer, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, Hospitalist, Section of Hospital Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical...
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Letters To The Editor

Letters To The Editor

In Reference to “Improving the Safety of Opioid Use for Acute Noncancer Pain in Hospitalized Adults: A Consensus Statement from the Society of Hospital Medicine”

Author:

Alan M. Hall, MD

Laura Fanucchi, MD, MPH

Douglas Oyler, PharmD

¹Division of Hospital Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky;...
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Letters To The Editor

Reply to “In Reference to 'Improving the Safety of Opioid Use for Acute Noncancer Pain in Hospitalized Adults: A Consensus Statement from the Society of Hospital Medicine'”

Author:

Shoshana J. Herzig, MD, MPH

Hilary J. Mosher, MD

Susan L. Calcaterra, MD, MPH

Teryl K. Nuckols, MD

¹Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; ²Harvard Medical...
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Table of Contents

Brief Reports

Brief Reports

Brief Reports

Brief Reports

Brief Reports

Brief Reports

Original Research

Original Research

Original Research

Original Research

Original Research

Reviews

Reviews

Reviews

Editorial

Editorial

Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Perspectives in Hospital Medicine

Perspectives in Hospital Medicine

Letters To The Editor

Letters To The Editor

Letters To The Editor