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The Clinical Resource Hub Telehealth Program and Use of Primary Care, Emergency, and Inpatient Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
ConclusionsVA ’s pre-pandemic rollout of a new primary care telehealth program intended to improve access facilitated primary care visits during the pandemic, a period fraught with care disruptions, and limited in-person health care delivery, indicating the potential for the program to offer health system resil ience. (Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - January 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

From Noise to Music: Reframing the Role of Context in Clinical Reasoning
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - January 19, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

The Opacity of Price Transparency: Loopholes, Enforcement Deficiencies, and a Path Forward
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - January 19, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Bereaved Respondent Perceptions of Quality of Care by Inpatient Palliative Care Utilization in the Last Month of Life
ConclusionExamining the episode of care as the last month of life, hospice at home is associated with higher rating of the quality of care while inpatient palliative care services in hospital, hospice residence, or hospice IPU settings are rated lower. (Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - January 19, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Give and Take
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - January 18, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Laxatives for a Cold?
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - January 18, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Association Between Coronary Artery Disease Testing in Patients with New-Onset Heart Failure and Heart Failure Readmission and Mortality
ConclusionsIn a contemporary and diverse cohort of patients hospitalized with new-onset HFrEF, CAD testing within 90 days of hospitalization was associated with a lower risk of HF readmission or all-cause mortality. Testing within 90 days after discharge was not associated with worse outcomes. (Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - January 18, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Differences in Primary Care Follow-up After Acute Care Discharge Within and Across Health Systems: a Retrospective Cohort Study
ConclusionsPatients discharged from a hospital closely affiliated with their primary care clinic were more likely to receive timely follow-up than those discharged from other hospitals within and outside their health system. Improving care transitions requires coordination across both care settings and health systems. (Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - January 16, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Patients ’ and Clinicians’ Experiences with In-person, Video, and Phone Modalities for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: A Qualitative Study
ConclusionsConsiderations for utilization of visit modalities for OUD care were identified based on patients ’ needs and preferences, which often changed over the course of treatment. Continued research is needed determine how visit modalities impact patient outcomes. (Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - January 16, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research