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Integrating Biopsychosocial Intervention Research in a Changing Health Care Landscape
This article demonstrated both need and opportunity to develop, apply, and test social work integrated biopsychosocial and technology activated care within a large safety net care system.
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Evaluating the Feasibility and Utility of Translating Choosing Wisely Recommendations into e-Measures
The researchers found that improved capture of clinical information in electronic health records and greater specificity of clinical terminology are required to advance overuse concepts (45 low-value services that clinicians and patients should avoid) into standardized e-measures.
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Nudging Physician Prescription Decisions by Partitioning the Order Set: Results of a Vignette-Based Study
In this study of how menus in the electronic health record affect prescribing practices among primary care providers, the researchers found that provider treatment choice appears to be influenced by the grouping of menu options, suggesting that the layout of order sets is not an arbitrary exercise.
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Mortality and Treatment Patterns among Patients Hospitalized with Acute Cardiovascular Conditions during Dates of National Cardiology Meeting
In an analysis of mortality and treatment differences among patients admitted with acute cardiovascular conditions during dates of national cardiology meetings compared with nonmeeting dates, this study found that high-risk patients with heart failure and cardiac arrest hospitalized in teaching hospitals had lower 30-day mortality when admitted during meeting dates.
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Effect of Oral Nutritional Supplements On Hospital Outcomes in Patients Aged 65+ With Congestive Heart Failure
This study found that, in elderly patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure, oral nutritional supplement use could provide a low-cost strategy for improving hospitalization outcomes for elderly patients and reducing the burden on health systems.
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Can Doctors Save More Lives by Working Less?
Schaeffer Center researcher John Romley co-authored a study that looked at inpatient mortality rates for those hospitalized with pneumonia, congestive heart failure, heart attack, and stroke in various hospitals across the US.
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Long-Term Effects of the 2003 ACGME Resident Duty Hour Reform on Hospital Mortality
This study found that the 2003 ACGME reforms were associated with similar short- and long-term reductions in inpatient mortality for high-risk patients with pneumonia, CHF, and stroke in major and very major teaching hospitals, consistent with the hypothesis that reductions in resident fatigue may improve outcomes among high-risk patients who are plausibly most susceptible to fatigue-associated errors.
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Spending More Matters When Your Child’s Heart is on the Line
Children who had surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) in higher-cost hospitals fared significantly better than similar patients in other settings, according to Schaeffer Center research.
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Hospital Costs and Inpatient Mortality among Children Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
Greater hospital costs are associated with lower risk-adjusted inpatient mortality for children undergoing CHD surgery.
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