Maintaining the health of people with and without COVID-19 during isolation: a case study
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Apr 15. doi: 10.1071/AH23229. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis case study evaluated the effects of a health package (HP) of a light intensity individualised exercise program and advice on anxiety management and nutrition, on the physical and mental health of people with or without COVID-19, who were quarantined in hotels used as Special Health Accommodation and admitted to the Royal Prince Alfred Virtual Hospital, Sydney during the COVID-19 pandemic. After initial screening and consenting, participants completed three surveys: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale; Brief Fatigue Inventory; and the Europ...
Source: Australian Health Review - April 14, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Caoimhe Scales Ling-Ling Tsai Sarah Whitney Miranda Shaw Lil Vrklevski Sharon Carey Owen Hutchings Lissa Spencer Jennifer Alison Source Type: research
Is HealthPathways viewed as a useful and trustworthy source of information by health professionals?
ConclusionsHealthPathways is viewed as a useful and trusted source of information for health professionals in the North Coast NSW region. HealthPathways provides an opportunity for timely dissemination of information during critical events, including natural disasters and emergencies.PMID:38616105 | DOI:10.1071/AH23107 (Source: Australian Health Review)
Source: Australian Health Review - April 14, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Rebecca Tretheway Victoria Visser Sarah Mollard Source Type: research
Things We Do for No Reason ™: Discharge before noon
(Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine)
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - April 14, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Aaron N. Dunn,
Elise P. Lu Tags: CHOOSING WISELY ®: THINGS WE DO FOR NO REASON™ Source Type: research
Abstract
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Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - April 13, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Tags: ABSTRACT Source Type: research
Issue Information
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Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - April 13, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research
Hospital ‐associated venous thromboembolism prophylaxis use by risk assessment at a large integrated health care network in Northern California
AbstractBackgroundHospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (HA VTE) is a preventable complication in hospitalized patients.ObjectiveWe aimed to examine the use of pharmacologic prophylaxis (pPPX) and compare two risk assessment methods for HA VTE: a retrospective electronic Padua Score (ePaduaKP) and admitting clinician's choice of risk within the admission orderset (low, moderate, or high).Design, Settings and ParticipantsWe retrospectively analyzed prophylaxis orders for adult medical admissions (2013 –2019) at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, excluding surgical and ICU patients.InterventionePaduaKP was calculate...
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - April 13, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: James Xu,
Elad Neeman,
Khanh K. Thai,
Pranita Mishra,
David Schlessinger,
Heather Clancy,
Laura Myers,
Nareg Roubinian,
Vincent Liu,
Raymond Liu Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research
Gridlock: What hospitalists and health systems can do to help
(Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine)
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - April 12, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Jennifer M. Zagursky,
Robert E. Burke,
Andrew P. J. Olson,
Jennifer K. Readlynn Tags: PERSPECTIVES IN HOSPITAL MEDICINE Source Type: research
Things We Do for No Reason ™: Routine respiratory pathogen panels for emergency department and hospitalized patients
(Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine)
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - April 11, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Samara Levin,
David Mayer,
Yoram A. Puius,
Shitij Arora,
Alex Gileles ‐Hillel Tags: CHOOSING WISELY ®: THINGS WE DO FOR NO REASON™ Source Type: research
Development and evaluation of a writing retreat program to build community and promote productivity in academic hospital medicine
ConclusionsWe implemented a low-cost, productive writing retreat program that attendees reported was helpful in supporting deep work and represented a meaningful step toward building a community centered around academic writing. (Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine)
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - April 10, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Christopher P. Bonafide,
Kristin D. Maletsky,
Ch én Kenyon,
Stephanie K. Doupnik,
Aditi Vasan,
Irit R. Rasooly,
Laura Goldstein,
Meghan Galligan,
Jessica Hart,
Halley Ruppel,
Chris Feudtner,
Rebecca Tenney‐Soeiro Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research
Impact of billing reforms on academic hospitalist physician and advanced practice provider collaboration: A qualitative study
ConclusionsPhysician and APP collaborative care models are increasingly evolving to independent visits often driven by workloads, financial drivers, and local regulations such as medical staff rules and hospital bylaws. Understanding which staffing models produce optimal patient, clinician, and organizational outcomes should inform billing policies rather than the reverse. (Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine)
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - April 10, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Sara Westergaard,
Kasey Bowden,
Gopi J. Astik,
Greg Bowling,
Angela Keniston,
Anne Linker,
Matthew Sakumoto,
Natalie Schwatka,
Andrew Auerbach,
Marisha Burden Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research
Predicting stroke risk after sepsis hospitalization with new ‐onset atrial fibrillation
ConclusionCurrent models do not accurately stratify risk of stroke following new-onset AF secondary to sepsis. New tools are required to guide anticoagulation decisions following new-onset AF in sepsis. (Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine)
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - April 10, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Laura C. Myers,
Ithan D. Peltan,
Khanh K. Thai,
Patricia Kipnis,
Manisha Desai,
Ycar Devis,
Heather Clancy,
Yun W. Lu,
Samuel M. Brown,
Alan S. Go,
Romain S. Neugebauer,
Vincent X. Liu,
Allan J. Walkey Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research
The generative artificial intelligence revolution: How hospitalists can lead the transformation of medical education
(Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine)
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - April 9, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Verity Schaye,
Marc M. Triola Tags: PERSPECTIVES IN HOSPITAL MEDICINE Source Type: research
Reckoning with uncertainty to repair trust
(Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine)
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - April 9, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Lekshmi Santhosh Tags: PERSPECTIVES IN HOSPITAL MEDICINE Source Type: research
Assessing the impact of a cleaning programme on environmental hygiene in labour and neonatal wards: an exploratory study in The Gambia
ConclusionsKeeping a hospital clean is fundamental to good care, but training hospital cleaning staff in this low-income country neonatal unit failed to reduce surface contamination levels. Further qualitative investigation revealed multiple external factors that challenged any possible impact of the cleaning programme. Further work is needed to address barriers to hospital cleaning in low-income hospitals. (Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control)
Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control - April 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Influence of nurse work environment and psychological distress on resignation from hospitals: a prospective study
This study examined whether a better nurse work environment (1) is associated with reducing nurses' psychological distress; (2) reduces nurse resignations; (3) weakens the influence of psychological distress on their resignation through interaction effect; and (4) whether psychological distress increases nurse turnover. Multilevel logistic regression analyses were performed using data obtained in 2014 from 2,123 staff nurses from a prospective longitudinal survey project of Japanese hospitals. The nurse work environment was measured by the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) consisting of five su...
Source: Industrial Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Yasuko Ogata Miki Sasaki Noriko Morioka Mutsuko Moriwaki Yuki Yonekura Eileen T Lake Source Type: research
