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Patients Overwhelmingly Prefer Inpatient Boarding to ED Boarding

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Leigh Vaughan, MD
Kristin Wise, MD
Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD
Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: When hallway boarding is required, do patients prefer inpatient units over the ED? Background: ED crowding is associated with...

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Surgical Readmission Rate Variation Dependent on Surgical Volume, Surgical Mortality Rates

Author:
Leigh Vaughan, MD
Kristin Wise, MD
Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD
Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: What factors determine rates of readmission after major surgery? Background: Reducing hospital readmission rates has become a...

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Higher Continuity of Care Results in Lower Rate of Preventable Hospitalizations

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Leigh Vaughan, MD
Kristin Wise, MD
Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD
Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: Is continuity of care related to preventable hospitalizations among older adults? Background: Preventable hospitalizations...

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Characteristics and Impact of Hospitalist-Staffed, Post-Discharge Clinic

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Leigh Vaughan, MD
Kristin Wise, MD
Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD
Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: What effect does a hospitalist-staffed, post-discharge clinic have on time to first post-hospitalization visit? Background:...

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Prednisolone, Pentoxifylline, and Survival of Patients with Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

Author:
Leigh Vaughan, MD
Kristin Wise, MD
Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD
Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: Does the addition of pentoxifylline to prednisolone improve six-month mortality compared to prednisolone alone in patients with...

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Turning for Ulcer Reduction: A Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Trial in Nursing Homes

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Leigh Vaughan, MD
Kristin Wise, MD
Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD
Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: Is there a difference between repositioning intervals of two, three, or four hours in pressure ulcer formation in nursing home...

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Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013

Author:
Leigh Vaughan, MD
Kristin Wise, MD
Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD
Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: What antibiotic-resistant bacteria are the greatest threats for the next 10 years? Background: Two million people suffer...

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CDC Identifies Greatest Antibiotic Resistance Threats of Next Decade in U.S.

Author:
Leigh Vaughan, MD
Kristin Wise, MD
Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD
Pamela Charity, MD

Agency recommends four core actions to combat spread of infections, resistant bacteria

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Hospitalist Reviews of New Research on Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Pressure Ulcers, Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis, and More

Author:
Leigh Vaughan, MD
Kristin Wise, MD
Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD
Pamela Charity, MD

Also reviewed this month: surgical readmission rates, preventable hospitalizations, hospitalist-staffed post-discharge clinics

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