Annals of internal medicine
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Reducing length of stay (LOS) has been a priority for hospitals and health care systems. However, there is concern that this reduction may result in increased hospital readmissions. ⋯ Office of Rural Health and the Health Services Research & Development Service, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of a clinical decision-support system in an HIV practice: a randomized trial.
Data to support improved patient outcomes from clinical decision-support systems (CDSSs) are lacking in HIV care. ⋯ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Lung cancer screening may detect cancer that will never become symptomatic (overdiagnosis), leading to overtreatment. Changes in size on sequential low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening, expressed as volume-doubling time (VDT), may help to distinguish aggressive cancer from cases that are unlikely to become symptomatic. ⋯ Italian Association for Cancer Research.