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April 01, 2015 - and/or
availability of interventions to reduce hospital readmissions. … be argued that the patient in this case should not have been discharged without a better follow-up
plan … a telemedicine visit utilizing self-taken blood pressure measurements,
augmented by clinical pharmacist-led … Farrell, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine (Clinical) Adjunct Assistant Professor of Family
Medicine … Post-hospital syndrome—an acquired, transient condition of generalized risk.
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June 01, 2015 - If the answer is yes, consider withholding the steroids, empirically treating the other condition, or … pursuing more aggressive diagnostic testing to rule out the condition. … Patients on either of these two regimens were more likely to achieve a clinical remission of disease … September 30, 2015
A reduction in cardiac arrests and duration of clinical instability … Units
Emergency Departments
Ambulatory Clinic or Office
Health Care Providers
Critical Care
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December 12, 2012 - The lack of technology (e.g., electronic medical records, clinical decision support systems) to support … physician to engage in effective communication and collaboration related to the patient's assessment and plan … Collaborate with fellow clinicians to evaluate unusual assessment findings or plans of care. … Clinical practice guidelines for support of the family in the patient-centered intensive care unit: American … care.
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July 01, 2017 - pseudo-obstruction-real-perforation
Case Objectives
Recognize acute colonic pseudo-obstruction and implement a medical management plan … recognition and management of ACPO is important to minimize
morbidity and mortality of this serious condition … competence in a wide variety of clinical scenarios. … An institutional culture that encourages communication among all members of the health care team can … condition.
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February 21, 2020 - behavioral condition, who therefore have more frequent than usual interactions with the healthcare system … around transitions of care. … Clinical reasoning Clinical reasoning , the process of synthesizing raw clinical information and evaluating … The subsequent diagnostic plan is only as good as this story that providers tell themselves and each … Zack Chaffin, MD Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care
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May 16, 2022 - Over the course of a four-day admission, his condition moderately improved with bronchodilators, steroids … plan or lack the knowledge or skills to do so. 8 Patient empowerment allows patients to assert greater … of Team-Based and Patient-Centered Health Care: Insights from an IOM Working Group | Clinical Pharmacy … high risk of readmission: the TARGET-READ randomized clinical trial. … and Poor Communication at Discharge Leads to a PICC without a Plan.
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March 31, 2021 - that he or she performs. … Our understanding of how burnout influences clinical care is still growing, but it has been associated … and no surgeon should consider it appropriate to abandon a patient who potentially has such an urgent condition … without ensuring an alternate plan for the management of that condition. … Systems should clearly designate which physicians should be contacted for particular clinical problems
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February 02, 2011 - Study
Use of board certification and recertification of pediatricians in health plan … Use of board certification and recertification of pediatricians in health plan credentialing policies … require board certification for general pediatricians at any time during their association with the plan … Use of board certification and recertification of pediatricians in health plan credentialing policies … March 15, 2017
Economic evaluation of the impact of medication errors reported by US clinical
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March 29, 2023 - We know that one of the primary drivers of unsafe care or unfortunate outcomes is communication. … Because of that, the focus of the clinical conditions bundles has expanded. … It is challenging when people cannot access care or pay for care. … they may be working multiple jobs or do not have transportation to receive care. … There often is very little way to tie someone's outcome or mental health condition back to a pregnancy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-hospital-readmission-rates-after-implementation-hospital-readmissions-reduction
October 12, 2022 - Interview
In Conversation With...Amy Helwig about Health Plan … July 10, 2024
Perspectives on Safety
Health Plan … September 13, 2023
Effects of a multimodal transitional care intervention in patients … at high risk of readmission: the TARGET-READ randomized clinical trial. … The Topic
Hospitals
Quality and Safety Professionals
Policy Makers
Medicine
Nurse Care
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July 19, 2023 - The patient's condition improved and he was discharged to home. … safely discharged from hospital.( 1 ) The developers of chlorpromazine were awarded the 1957 Lasker Clinical … been notified and included in the discharge process, it could have helped to coordinate the aftercare plan … Which comes first: atypical antipsychotic treatment or cardiometabolic risk? … Providers
Emergency Medicine
Mental Health Care (Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology)
Discontinuities
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June 14, 2023 - systems of care do not
provide adequate coverage or offer necessary resources for urgent clinical situations … psychiatric inpatient facilities resist admitting any new patient who “may have” underlying medical
condition … foot,
by car, via ambulance, voluntarily, involuntarily), to be evaluated for an emergency medical condition … An EMC is “a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity
(including … to emergency
departments (EDs), even when the risk of a contributing medical condition or an alcohol
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/confusion-acetaminophen
December 01, 2009 - Points Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity after multiple supratherapeutic doses is a rare and preventable condition … Always screen for concurrent use of cough/cold preparations containing acetaminophen if you plan to recommend … Heubi, MD Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Dean for Clinical Research University of Cincinnati College … of Medicine Program Director, General Clinical Research Center Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical … A practitioner-based randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 1995;273:929-933. [ go to PubMed ] 2.
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July 31, 2023 - Pica
Pica is a medical term describing the condition of eating non-digestible substances for more than … When a new nurse is assuming care at shift change or break time, it is prudent for the physician to confirm … Explaining the same
plan repeatedly to fresh staff may seem exhausting, but this process should not … Whenever a
change is made in the plan, the communication process needs to start over again. … Pica associated with iron deficiency or depletion: clinical and
laboratory correlates in 262 non-pregnant
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/spotlight_case_intraoperative_awareness_during_rhinoplasty_slides_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - She heard the surgeon verbally acknowledge her condition and offer reassurance that the operation was … 11)
Finally, it is important to recognize that some cases of awareness are intended, as part of the plan … of care. … simultaneously impaired by opioid pain medications, the patient may not remember that the anesthetic plan … reduce anesthesia time or turnover time.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/management-csf-leaks-after-elective-spine-surgery-routine-laminectomy-leads-fatal-discitis
March 09, 2022 - The patient was discharged, but his condition worsened over the following week, with increasing back … fluid (CSF) leaks through the dural tear into the surrounding tissue, forming a fibrous capsule, the condition … continue or worsen, as in this case, escalation of care to non-conservative therapy should begin. … Approaches to Improving Patient Safety Avoidance of a durotomy, if not in the plan of the operation, … Take-Home Points The best offense is a good defense and avoidance of a durotomy, if not in the plan of
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January 04, 2024 - behavioral condition, who therefore have more frequent
than usual interactions with the healthcare … around transitions of care. … Clinical reasoning
Clinical reasoning, the process of synthesizing raw clinical information and evaluating … The subsequent diagnostic
plan is only as good as this story that providers tell themselves and each … Zack Chaffin, MD
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49606/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - back and knee osteoarthritis, which severely limits physical activity and makes most forms of simple,
clinical … The plan was to use general anesthesia supplemented by use of an
epidural catheter for postoperative … Normally, combining general and epidural anesthesia is an acceptable plan for any patient undergoing … should begin with a list of each medical comorbidity and what
steps have been taken to optimize that condition … The morbidly obese patient presents a complex clinical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/financial-incentives-promote-health-care-quality-hospital-acquired-conditions-nonpayment
November 08, 2023 - Commentary
Financial incentives to promote health care quality: the hospital acquired … Financial incentives to promote health care quality: the hospital acquired conditions nonpayment policy … Interview
In Conversation With...Amy Helwig about Health Plan … September 9, 2013
The economics of health care quality and medical errors. … October 27, 2010
Hospital financial condition and the quality of patient care.
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September 01, 2008 - If yes, consider withholding steroids, empirically treating the other condition, or pursuing more aggressive … diagnostic testing to rule out the condition
Case B: Part 1
A 49-year-old woman had onset over … She sees you, her primary care physician, 3½ weeks after symptoms began. … RA in this woman, it is not appropriate to begin oral glucocorticoids unless there is a definitive plan … antibody directed against TNF alpha)
Patients on either of these regimens
More likely to achieve clinical