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Exploring Trends in Postpartum Hemorrhage with SHRINE Network Aggregated Electronic Health Records (EHR) Data. [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Healthcare research involving patient medical data is often delayed by lengthy approval processes. The Shared Health Research Information Network (SHRINE) offers rapid, secure access to aggregate counts of patient data from participating hospitals. Women 15-54 years with live births between 2005-2022. Study Design and Analysis.

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Access to health care and services for the Deaf: A scoping review of reviews [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: A scoping review of reviews was conducted according to Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) methodological framework, completed by Levac et al. A patient partner from the Deaf community collaborated on each step of this project. 2010) and adapted by Schultz et al.

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Healthcare Gentrification and Access to Care Equity: Results From a Scoping Review [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

This scoping review followed the steps outlined by Arksey and O’Malley (2005) with the methodological refinements proposed by Levac et al. Our results highlighted the geographic barriers to primary healthcare services and how patients living below the poverty threshold are disproportionately affected by healthcare gentrification.

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Non-physician practitioners in the ED associated with 5.3% more imaging use

Medical Xpress

Neiman Health Policy Institute study found when patients are treated in the Emergency Department (ED) by non-physician practitioners (physicians assistants and nurse practitioners), there were 5.3% more imaging studies performed than if patients were seen only by physicians. A new Harvey L.

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Fracture Fridays: You can dance if you want to

PEMBlog

The foot X-Ray taken of the foot of the patient with the foot problem The Diagnosis She has a fracture at the base of the 5th metatarsal (Jones fracture). I did come across a randomized trial comparing surgery vs no surgery in which the authors compared 18 patients with casting alone, to 19 who received a bone screw. Am J Sports Med.

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Peripheral Arterial Disease and Foot Wounds

Vascular Physician

Peripheral Arterial Disease and Foot Wounds By Lauren Molchan, DPM R2 When do you suspect PAD in patients with wounds? · · Keep in mind patients with significant neuropathy may not have typical claudication symptoms. Patient's have an abnormal ABI if the value is lower than 0.9. If the ABI is higher than 1.2

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

Boarding of Mentally Ill Patients in Emergency Departments: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document. Prolonged emergency department length of stay for US pediatric mental health visits (2005-2015). Characteristics, Clinical Care, and Disposition Barriers for Mental Health Patients Boarding in the Emergency Department.