Journal of hospital medicine : an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Helping Seniors Plan for Posthospital Discharge Needs Before a Hospitalization Occurs: Results from the Randomized Control Trial of PlanYourLifespan.org.
Investigate the effect of PlanYourLifespan.org (PYL) on knowledge of posthospital discharge options. ⋯ Seniors who used PYL demonstrated an increased understanding of posthospitalization and home services compared to the control group.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
A Simple Algorithm for Predicting Bacteremia Using Food Consumption and Shaking Chills: A Prospective Observational Study.
Predicting the presence of true bacteremia based on clinical examination is unreliable. ⋯ A 2-item screening checklist for food consumption and shaking chills had excellent statistical properties as a brief screening instrument for predicting true bacteremia.
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Multicenter Study
Techniques and Behaviors Associated with Exemplary Inpatient General Medicine Teaching: An Exploratory Qualitative Study.
Clinician educators face numerous obstacles to their joint mission of facilitating high-quality learning while also delivering patient-centered care. Such challenges necessitate increased attention to the work of exemplary clinician educators, their respective teaching approaches, and the experiences of their learners. ⋯ This study identified consistent techniques and behaviors of excellent teaching during inpatient general medicine rounds.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Association between intensive care unit transfer delay and hospital mortality: A multicenter investigation.
Previous research investigating the impact of delayed intensive care unit (ICU) transfer on outcomes has utilized subjective criteria for defining critical illness. ⋯ Delayed ICU transfer is associated with increased hospital length of stay and mortality. Use of an evidence-based early warning score, such as eCART, could lead to timely ICU transfer and reduced preventable death. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2016;11:757-762. © 2016 Society of Hospital Medicine.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Interhospital transfer patients discharged by academic hospitalists and general internists: Characteristics and outcomes.
Prior work suggests interhospital transfer (IHT) may be a risky event. Outcomes for patients transferred from another acute care institution and discharged by hospitalists and general internists at academic health systems are not well described. ⋯ In this large national sample, IHT status is independently associated with inpatient mortality.