article thumbnail

Sickle Cell Crises: A Deep Dive into Patterns of Readmissions at an Academic Medical Center [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Sickle cell disease (SCD) was identified as one of our hospital's most common causes of readmission. Objective: Describe the trends in sickle cell admissions between Jan 2020 and Dec 2023 at an academic medical center (AMC) in Augusta, Georgia. We noted that a small number of patients are readmitted multiple times.

Finance 130
article thumbnail

An Evaluation of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Incidence, Treatment, and Guideline Adherence in an Ambulatory Healthcare System [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

In 2020 and 2021, CDC guidelines changed recommended treatment for both GC and CT. 52.7% (n=2311/4385) were diagnosed in a Hospital / ED setting, 25.2% (1107) within a primary care setting, and 18.1% Objective: This study evaluates incidence of CT and GC, treatment associated outcomes, and adherence to guideline changes.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

billion people were living with vision loss in 2020, and it is forecasted to reach 1.7 In 2016, The Guardian reported that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital. Globally 1.1 That must have been truly amazing!

article thumbnail

Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

OUR ENTIRE FIELD of hospital medicine grew out of the need to innovate to address the growing complexities of inpatient medicine. AI Implementation: key considerations Integrating new technology in a hospital requires careful planning and attention to detail. It is crucial to have seamless integration with the existing EHR system.

article thumbnail

Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

education, income, number of previous hospitalizations) that also lead to clinical outcomes, not only race-based stratification. September 8, 2020. Published online May 11, 2020. Published online July 29, 2020. Published online July 29, 2020. Published July 2, 2020. 2016 Jul;91(7):916-20. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001232.

Clinic 52
article thumbnail

Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

GeriPal

A 2020 RCT of coaching for primary care physicians shows that coaching improves burnout well-being during the intervention and has a sustained duration at 6 months of follow up. When somebody is not able to function, they need deep therapy, and probably maybe even hospitalization. From Beth Israel and UNC. Beth: Yeah. Greg: Hmm.

article thumbnail

Telehealth vs In-Person Palliative Care: A Podcast with Joseph Greer, Lynn Flint, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson

GeriPal

Essentially we’re testing the early integrated palliative care model, which is monthly visits with a specialty trained palliative care physician or advanced practice provider for patients who are diagnosed with advanced non small cell lung cancer. Lynn, what were you doing in Covid 2020? Lynn 37:39 I was in the hospital.