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Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross JS, Harrison JD, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA. Association of Race and Ethnicity With Postoperative Gabapentinoid and Opioid Prescribing Trends for Older Adults. J Surg Res 2024; 298:47-52. [PMID: 38554545 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND Disparities in opioid prescribing by race/ethnicity have been described in many healthcare settings, with White patients being more likely to receive an opioid prescription than other races studied. As surgeons increase prescribing of nonopioid medications in response to the opioid epidemic, it is unknown whether postoperative prescribing disparities also exist for these medications, specifically gabapentinoids. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using a 20% Medicare sample for 2013-2018. We included patients ≥66 years without prior gabapentinoid use who underwent one of 14 common surgical procedures. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients prescribed gabapentinoids at discharge among racial and ethnic groups. Secondary outcomes were days' supply of gabapentinoids, opioid prescribing at discharge, and oral morphine equivalent (OME) of opioid prescriptions. Trends over time were constructed by analyzing proportion of postoperative prescribing of gabapentinoids and opioids for each year. For trends by year by racial/ethnic groups, we ran a multivariable logistic regression with an interaction term of procedure year and racial/ethnic group. RESULTS Of the 494,922 patients in the cohort (54% female, 86% White, 5% Black, 5% Hispanic, mean age 73.7 years), 3.7% received a new gabapentinoid prescription. Gabapentinoid prescribing increased over time for all groups and did not differ significantly among groups (P = 0.13). Opioid prescribing also increased, with higher proportion of prescribing to White patients than to Black and Hispanic patients in every year except 2014. CONCLUSIONS We found no significant prescribing variation of gabapentinoids in the postoperative period between racial/ethnic groups. Importantly, we found that despite national attention to disparities in opioid prescribing, variation continues to persist in postoperative opioid prescribing, with a higher proportion of White patients being prescribed opioids, a difference that persisted over time.
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- Tasce Bongiovanni
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.
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- Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California; Northern California Institute for Research and Education, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut; Section of General Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California; San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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Pierce L, Harrison JD, Patel S. Individualized Average Length of Stay: A timelier, provider-level LOS metric. J Hosp Med 2024. [PMID: 38528634 DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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- Logan Pierce
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Harrison JD, Rathfon M, Binford S, Miranda J, Oreper S, Holt B, Rogers SE. Development and evaluation of a concise nurse-driven non-pharmacological delirium reduction workflow for hospitalized patients: An interrupted time series study. Geriatr Nurs 2024; 55:6-13. [PMID: 37956601 PMCID: PMC10955602 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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We created a concise nurse-driven delirium reduction workflow with the aim of reducing delirium rates and length of stay for hospitalized adults. Our nurse-driven workflow included five evidence-based daytime "sunrise" interventions (patient room lights on, blinds up, mobilization/out-of-bed, water within patient's reach and patient awake) and five nighttime "turndown" interventions (patient room lights off, blinds down, television off, noise reduction and pre-set bedtime). Interventions were also chosen because fidelity could be quickly monitored twice daily without patient interruption from outside the room. To evaluate the workflow, we used an interrupted time series study design between 06/01/17 and 05/30/22 to determine if the workflow significantly reduced the unit's delirium rate and average length of stay. Our workflow is feasible to implement and monitor and initially significantly reduced delirium rates but not length of stay. However, the reduction in delirium rates were not sustained following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- James D Harrison
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Center for Nursing Excellence and Innovation, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA; School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Continuous Improvement Department, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Schnipper JL, Raffel KE, Keniston A, Burden M, Glasheen J, Ranji S, Hubbard C, Barish P, Kantor M, Adler-Milstein J, Boscardin WJ, Harrison JD, Dalal AK, Lee T, Auerbach A. Achieving diagnostic excellence through prevention and teamwork (ADEPT) study protocol: A multicenter, prospective quality and safety program to improve diagnostic processes in medical inpatients. J Hosp Med 2023; 18:1072-1081. [PMID: 37888951 PMCID: PMC10964432 DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Few hospitals have built surveillance for diagnostic errors into usual care or used comparative quantitative and qualitative data to understand their diagnostic processes and implement interventions designed to reduce these errors. OBJECTIVES To build surveillance for diagnostic errors into usual care, benchmark diagnostic performance across sites, pilot test interventions, and evaluate the program's impact on diagnostic error rates. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Achieving diagnostic excellence through prevention and teamwork (ADEPT) is a multicenter, real-world quality and safety program utilizing interrupted time-series techniques to evaluate outcomes. Study subjects will be a randomly sampled population of medical patients hospitalized at 16 US hospitals who died, were transferred to intensive care, or had a rapid response during the hospitalization. Surveillance for diagnostic errors will occur on 10 events per month per site using a previously established two-person adjudication process. Concurrent reviews of patients who had a qualifying event in the previous week will allow for surveys of clinicians to better understand contributors to diagnostic error, or conversely, examples of diagnostic excellence, which cannot be gleaned from medical record review alone. With guidance from national experts in quality and safety, sites will report and benchmark diagnostic error rates, share lessons regarding underlying causes, and design, implement, and pilot test interventions using both Safety I and Safety II approaches aimed at patients, providers, and health systems. Safety II approaches will focus on cases where diagnostic error did not occur, applying theories of how people and systems are able to succeed under varying conditions. The primary outcome will be the number of diagnostic errors per patient, using segmented multivariable regression to evaluate change in y-intercept and change in slope after initiation of the program. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study has been approved by the University of California, San Francisco Institutional Review Board (IRB), which is serving as the single IRB. Intervention toolkits and study findings will be disseminated through partners including Vizient, The Joint Commission, and Press-Ganey, and through national meetings, scientific journals, and publications aimed at the general public.
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- Jeffrey L. Schnipper
- Hospital Medicine Unit, Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Institute for Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Efficiency, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Institute for Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Efficiency, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research (CLIIR), University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Unit, Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Atkinson MK, Wazir M, Barkoudah E, Khalil H, Mani S, Harrison JD, Yao-Cohen E, Weiss R, To C, Bambury EA, Cimino J, Mora R, Maru J, Curatola N, Juergens N, Schnipper JL. Inpatient Understanding of Their Care Team and Receipt of Mixed Messages: a Two-Site Cross-Sectional Study. J Gen Intern Med 2023; 38:2703-2709. [PMID: 36973573 PMCID: PMC10042424 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08178-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patient understanding of their care, supported by physician involvement and consistent communication, is key to positive health outcomes. However, patient and care team characteristics can hinder this understanding. OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess inpatients' understanding of their care and their perceived receipt of mixed messages, as well as the associated patient, care team, and hospitalization characteristics. DESIGN We administered a 30-item survey to inpatients between February 2020 and November 2021 and incorporated other hospitalization data from patients' health records. PARTICIPANTS Randomly selected inpatients at two urban academic hospitals in the USA who were (1) admitted to general medicine services and (2) on or past the third day of their hospitalization. MAIN MEASURES Outcome measures include (1) knowledge of main doctor and (2) frequency of mixed messages. Potential predictors included mean notes per day, number of consultants involved in the patient's care, number of unit transfers, number of attending physicians, length of stay, age, sex, insurance type, and primary race. KEY RESULTS A total of 172 patients participated in our survey. Most patients were unaware of their main doctor, an issue related to more daily interactions with care team members. Twenty-three percent of patients reported receiving mixed messages at least sometimes, most often between doctors on the primary team and consulting doctors. However, the likelihood of receiving mixed messages decreased with more daily interactions with care team members. CONCLUSIONS Patients were often unaware of their main doctor, and almost a quarter perceived receiving mixed messages about their care. Future research should examine patients' understanding of different aspects of their care, and the nature of interactions that might improve clarity around who's in charge while simultaneously reducing the receipt of mixed messages.
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- Mariam Krikorian Atkinson
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, UVA Health, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Khoong EC, Sherwin EB, Harrison JD, Wheeler M, Shah S, Mourad M, Khanna R. Impact of standardized, language-concordant hospital discharge instructions on postdischarge medication questions. J Hosp Med 2023; 18:822-828. [PMID: 37490045 PMCID: PMC10530543 DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
Abstract
Written instructions improve patient comprehension of discharge instructions but are often provided only in English even for patients with a non-English language preference (NELP). We implemented standardized written discharge instructions in English, Spanish, and Chinese for hospital medicine patients at an urban academic medical center. Using an interrupted time series analysis, we assessed the impact on medication-related postdischarge questions for patients with English, Spanish, or Chinese language preferences. Of 4013 patients, ∼15% had NELP. Preintervention, Chinese-preferring patients had a 5.6 percentage point higher probability of questions (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.55, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08, 2.21) compared to English-preferring patients; Spanish-preferring and English-preferring patients had similar rates of questions. Postintervention, English-preferring and Spanish-preferring patients had no significant change; Chinese-preferring patients had a significant 10.9 percentage point decrease in the probability of questions (aOR = 0.38, 95% CI: 0.21, 0.69) thereby closing the disparity. Language-concordant written discharge instructions may reduce disparities in medication-related postdischarge questions for patients with NELP.
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- Elaine C Khoong
- Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco
- UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations at San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco
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- Office of Population Health, University of California San Francisco
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Mass General Research Institute, Harvard Medical School
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco
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Conner SM, Choi N, Fuller J, Daya S, Barish P, Rennke S, Harrison JD, Narayana S. Trainee Autonomy and Supervision in the Modern Clinical Learning Environment: A Mixed-Methods Study of Faculty and Trainee Perspectives. Res Sq 2023:rs.3.rs-2982838. [PMID: 37333324 PMCID: PMC10275050 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2982838/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Background Balancing autonomy and supervision during medical residency is important for trainee development while ensuring patient safety. In the modern clinical learning environment, tension exists when this balance is skewed. This study aimed to understand the current and ideal states of autonomy and supervision, then describe the factors that contribute to imbalance from both trainee and attending perspectives. Methods A mixed-methods design included surveys and focus groups of trainees and attendings at three institutionally affiliated hospitals between May 2019-June 2020. Survey responses were compared using chi-square tests or Fisher's exact tests. Open-ended survey and focus group questions were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Surveys were sent to 182 trainees and 208 attendings; 76 trainees (42%) and 101 attendings (49%) completed the survey. Fourteen trainees (8%) and 32 attendings (32%) participated in focus groups. Trainees perceived the current culture to be significantly more autonomous than attendings; both groups described an "ideal" culture as more autonomous than the current state. Focus group analysis revealed five core contributors to the balance of autonomy and supervision: attending-, trainee-, patient-, interpersonal-, and institutional-related factors. These factors were found to be dynamic and interactive with each other. Additionally, we identified a cultural shift in how the modern inpatient environment is impacted by increased hospitalist attending supervision and emphasis on patient safety and health system improvement initiatives. Conclusions Trainees and attendings agree that the clinical learning environment should favor resident autonomy and that the current environment does not achieve the ideal balance. There are several factors contributing to autonomy and supervision, including attending-, resident-, patient-, interpersonal-, and institutional-related. These factors are complex, multifaceted, and dynamic. Cultural shifts towards supervision by primarily hospitalist attendings and increased attending accountability for patient safety and systems improvement outcomes further impacts trainee autonomy.
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Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross JS, Harrison JD, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA. Trends in the Use of Gabapentinoids and Opioids in the Postoperative Period Among Older Adults. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2318626. [PMID: 37326989 PMCID: PMC10276300 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.18626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Importance In response to the opioid epidemic, recommendations from some pain societies have encouraged surgeons to embrace multimodal pain regimens with the intent of reducing opioid use in the postoperative period, including by prescribing gabapentinoids. Objective To describe trends in postoperative prescribing of both gabapentinoids and opioids after a variety of surgical procedures by examining nationally representative Medicare data and further understand variation by procedure. Design, Setting, and Participants This serial cross-sectional study of gabapentinoid prescribing from January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2018, used a 20% US Medicare sample. Gabapentinoid-naive patients 66 years or older undergoing 1 of 14 common noncataract surgical procedures performed in older adults were included. Data were analyzed from April 2022 to April 2023. Exposure One of 14 common surgical procedures in older adults. Main Outcomes and Measures Rate of postoperative prescribing of gabapentinoids and opioids, defined as a prescription filled between 7 days before the procedure and 7 days after discharge from surgery. Additionally, concomitant prescribing of gabapentinoids and opioids in the postoperative period was assessed. Results The total study cohort included 494 922 patients with a mean (SD) age of 73.7 (5.9) years, 53.9% of whom were women and 86.0% of whom were White. A total of 18 095 patients (3.7%) received a new gabapentinoid prescription in the postoperative period. Of those receiving a new gabapentinoid prescription, 10 956 (60.5%) were women and 15 529 (85.8%) were White. After adjusting for age, sex, race and ethnicity, and procedure type in each year, the rate of new postoperative gabapentinoid prescribing increased from 2.3% (95% CI, 2.2%-2.4%) in 2014 to 5.2% (95% CI, 5.0%-5.4%) in 2018 (P < .001). While there was variation between procedure types, almost all procedures saw an increase in both gabapentinoid and opioid prescribing. In this same period, opioid prescribing increased from 56% (95% CI, 55%-56%) to 59% (95% CI, 58%-60%) (P < .001). Concomitant prescribing also increased from 1.6% (95% CI, 1.5%-1.7%) in 2014 to 4.1% (95% CI, 4.0%-4.3%) in 2018 (P < .001). Conclusions and Relevance The findings of this cross-sectional study of Medicare beneficiaries suggest that new postoperative gabapentinoid prescribing increased without a subsequent downward trend in the proportion of patients receiving postoperative opioids and a near tripling of concurrent prescribing. Closer attention needs to be paid to postoperative prescribing for older adults, especially when using multiple types of medications, which can have adverse drug events.
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- Tasce Bongiovanni
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
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- Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
- Northern California Institute for Research and Education, San Francisco
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
- Section of General Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
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- Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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Judson TJ, Subash M, Harrison JD, Yeager J, Williams AM, Grouse CK, Byron M. Patient Perceptions of e-Visits: Qualitative Study of Older Adults to Inform Health System Implementation. JMIR Aging 2023; 6:e45641. [PMID: 37234031 PMCID: PMC10257108 DOI: 10.2196/45641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Electronic visits (e-visits) are billable, asynchronous patient-initiated messages that require at least five minutes of medical decision-making by a provider. Unequal use of patient portal tools like e-visits by certain patient populations may worsen health disparities. To date, no study has attempted to qualitatively assess perceptions of e-visits in older adults. OBJECTIVE In this qualitative study, we aimed to understand patient perceptions of e-visits, including their perceived utility, barriers to use, and care implications, with a focus on vulnerable patient groups. METHODS We conducted a qualitative study using in-depth structured individual interviews with patients from diverse backgrounds to assess their knowledge and perceptions surrounding e-visits as compared with unbilled portal messages and other visit types. We used content analysis to analyze interview data. RESULTS We conducted 20 interviews, all in adults older than 65 years. We identified 4 overarching coding categories or themes. First, participants were generally accepting of the concept of e-visits and willing to try them. Second, nearly two-thirds of the participants voiced a preference for synchronous communication. Third, participants had specific concerns about the name "e-visit" and when to choose this type of visit in the patient portal. Fourth, some participants indicated discomfort using or accessing technology for e-visits. Financial barriers to the use of e-visits was not a common theme. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that older adults are generally accepting of the concept of e-visits, but uptake may be limited due to their preference for synchronous communication. We identified several opportunities to improve e-visit implementation.
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- Timothy J Judson
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Houston School of Biomedical Informatics, UTHealth, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Clinical Innovation Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Clinical Innovation Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Canvasser J, Patel RM, Pryor E, Green L, Hintz SR, Fagan M, Harrison JD. Long-term outcomes and life-impacts of necrotizing enterocolitis: A survey of survivors and parents. Semin Perinatol 2023; 47:151696. [PMID: 36631356 PMCID: PMC10950366 DOI: 10.1016/j.semperi.2022.151696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease that primarily affects premature infants. Necrotizing enterocolitis is associated with adverse two-year outcomes, yet limited research has evaluated the impact of NEC on long-term complications and quality of life in children older than two years. We conducted a survey to characterize the long-term impact of NEC on physical and mental health, social experiences, and quality of life as self-reported by adult NEC survivors and parents of children who survived NEC. To our knowledge, this is the first study that describes the lived experience of NEC survivors and parents of children affected by NEC to understand their experience years after the original diagnosis. Our survey results describe that NEC survivors and parents of children affected by NEC experience long-term complications that impact their physical and mental health, social experiences, and quality of life.
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- Emory University School of Medicine Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- NEC Society, 140 B St. Ste 5 #128, Davis, CA, United States
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- NEC Society, 140 B St. Ste 5 #128, Davis, CA, United States
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- Stanford University, Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, United States
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross J, Harrison JD, Boscardin J, Steinman MA. Prolonged use of newly prescribed gabapentin after surgery. J Am Geriatr Soc 2022; 70:3560-3569. [PMID: 36000860 PMCID: PMC9771946 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgeons have made substantial efforts to decrease postoperative opioid prescribing, largely because it can lead to prolonged use. These efforts include adoption of non-opioid pain medication including gabapentin. Like opioids, gabapentin use may be prolonged, increasing the risk of altered mental status and even overdose and death when taken concurrently with opioids. However, little is known about postoperative prolonged use of gabapentin in older adults. METHODS We merged a 20% sample of Medicare Carrier, MedPAR and Outpatient Files with Part D for 2013-2018. We included patients >65 years old without prior gabapentinoid use who underwent common non-cataract surgical procedures. We defined new postoperative gabapentin as fills for 7 days before surgery until 7 days after discharge. We excluded patients whose discharge disposition was hospice or death. The primary outcome was prolonged use of gabapentin, defined as a fill>90 days after discharge. To identify risk factors for prolonged use, we constructed logistic regression models, adjusted for procedure and patient characteristics, length of stay, disposition location, and care complexity. RESULTS Overall, 17,970 patients (3% of all eligible patients) had a new prescription for gabapentin after surgery. Of these, the mean age was 73 years old and 62% were female. The most common procedures were total knee (45%) and total hip (21%) replacements. Prolonged use occurred in 22%. Those with prolonged use were more likely to be women (64% vs. 61%), be non-White (14% vs. 12%), have concurrent prolonged opioid use (44% vs. 18%), and have undergone emergency surgery (8% vs. 4%). On multivariable analysis, being female, having a higher Charlson comorbidity score, having an opioid prescription at discharge and at >90 days and having a higher care complexity were associated with prolonged use of gabapentin. CONCLUSIONS More than one-fifth of older adults prescribed gabapentin postoperatively filled a prescription >90 days after discharge, especially among patients with more comorbidities and concurrent prolonged opioid use, increasing the risk of adverse drug events and polypharmacy.
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- Tasce Bongiovanni
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
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- University of California San Francisco Pepper Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Section of General Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
- Department of Medicine, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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Kazberouk A, Boyd N, Oreper S, Chang M, Harrison JD, Prasad PA, Hoffman A. Going From an Academic Medical Center to a Community Hospital: Patient Experiences with TransfersGoing from an academic medical center to a community hospital: Patient experiences with transfers. Patient Experience Journal 2022. [DOI: 10.35680/2372-0247.1706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Harrison JD, Sudore RL, Auerbach AD, Shah S, Oreper S, Wheeler M, Fang MC. Automated telephone follow-up programs after hospital discharge: Do older adults engage with these programs? J Am Geriatr Soc 2022; 70:2980-2987. [PMID: 35767470 PMCID: PMC9588657 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Health systems have developed automated telephone call programs to screen and triage patients' post-hospital discharge issues and concerns. The aims of our study were to determine whether and how older adults engage with automated post-hospital discharge telephone programs and to describe the prevalence of patient-reported post-discharge issues. METHODS We identified all telephone calls made by an urban academic medical center as part of a post-hospital discharge program between May 1, 2018 and April 30, 2019. The program used automated telephone outreach to patients or their caregivers that included 11 distinct steps 3 days post-discharge. All adults discharged home from the hospital, were included, and we categorized patients into ≤64 years, 65-84 years, and ≥85 years age groups. We then compared call reach rate, completeness of 11-step calls and patient-reported issues between age groups. RESULTS Eighteen thousand and seventy six patients were included. More patients 65-84 years old were reached compared to patients ≤64 years old (84.3% vs. 78.9%, AME 5.52%; 95%CI: 3.58%-7.45%). Completion rates of automated calls for those ≥85 years old were also high. Patients ≥85 years old were more likely to have questions about their follow-up plans and need assistance scheduling appointments compared to those ≤64 years old (19.0% vs. 11.9%, AME 7.0% (95%CI: 2.7%-11.3%). CONCLUSION Post-hospital automated telephone calls are feasible and effective at reaching older adults. Future work should focus on improving discharge communication to ensure older adults are aware of their follow-up plan and appointments.
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- James D. Harrison
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco
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Rogers SE, Flood KL, Kuang QY, Harrison JD, Malone ML, Cremer J, Palmer RM. The current landscape of Acute Care for Elders units in the United States. J Am Geriatr Soc 2022; 70:3012-3020. [PMID: 35666631 PMCID: PMC9588489 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The clinical benefits of Acute Care for Elders (ACE) units have been established for over 25 years. However, how widely disseminated ACE units are in the United States and the degree of fidelity to the key elements of this model of care are unknown. Our objective was to identify all existing ACE units in the United States and to obtain detailed information about variations in implementation. METHODS The strategy to identify current ACE units began with online searches and snowball sampling using contacts from professional societies and workgroups. Next, a request for information regarding the existence of ACE units was sent to the remaining US hospitals listed in a national hospital database. An online survey was sent to identified ACE unit contacts to capture information on implementation characteristics and the five key elements of ACE units. RESULTS There were 3692 hospitals in the database with responses from 2055 (56%) hospitals reporting the presence or absence of an ACE unit. We identified 68 hospitals (3.3%) with an existing or previous ACE unit. Of these 68 hospitals, 50 (74%) completed the survey and reported that 43 ACE units were currently open and 7 had been closed. Of the 43 currently open ACE units, most are affiliated with an academic hospital and there is variable implementation of each of the five key ACE elements (from 69% to 98%). CONCLUSIONS Among the 50 hospitals to complete the survey, 43 current ACE units were identified, with variable fidelity to the key elements. Estimates of prevalence of ACE units and fidelity to key elements are limited by nonresponses to the national survey request by nearly half of hospitals.
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- Stephanie E. Rogers
- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Aurora Senior Services and Aurora UW Medical Group, Advocate Aurora Health, Milwaukee, WI 53005
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23501
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Paquet F, Leggett RW, Blanchardon E, Bailey MR, Gregoratto D, Smith T, Ratia G, Davesne E, Berkovski V, Harrison JD. Occupational Intakes of Radionuclides: Part 5. Ann ICRP 2022; 51:11-415. [PMID: 35414227 DOI: 10.1177/01466453211028755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Evans P, Rogers B, Symczak G, Ziegler G, Wurst M, Carnie MB, Holmes D, Banta J, Cunningham M, Alikhaani J, Hanson C, Harrison JD. Earn our trust: The perspectives of patients and caregivers. J Hosp Med 2022; 17:313-315. [PMID: 35535930 PMCID: PMC9096919 DOI: 10.1002/jhm.12796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Patricia Evans
- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Franisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Franisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Franisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Franisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Franisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Franisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Franisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Franisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Franisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Franisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Franisco, California, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Patel S, Pierce L, Jones M, Lai A, Cai M, Sharpe BA, Harrison JD. Using Participatory Design to Engage Physicians in the Development of a Provider-Level Performance Dashboard and Feedback System. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2022; 48:165-172. [PMID: 35058160 PMCID: PMC8885889 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PROBLEM DEFINITION Performance feedback, in which clinicians are given data on select metrics, is widely used in the context of quality improvement. However, there is a lack of practical guidance describing the process of developing performance feedback systems. INITIAL APPROACH This study took place at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) with hospitalist physicians. Participatory design methodology was used to develop a performance dashboard and feedback system. Twenty hospitalist physicians participated in a series of six design sessions and two surveys. Each design session and survey systematically addressed key components of the feedback system, including design, metric selection, data delivery, and incentives. The Capability Opportunity Motivation and Behavior (COM-B) model was then used to identify behavior change interventions to facilitate engagement with the dashboard during a pilot implementation. KEY INSIGHTS, LESSONS LEARNED In regard to performance improvement, physicians preferred collaboration over competition and internal motivation over external incentives. Physicians preferred that the dashboard be used as a tool to aid in clinical practice improvement and not punitively by leadership. Metrics that were clinical or patient-centered were perceived as more meaningful and more likely to motivate behavior change. NEXT STEPS The performance dashboard has been introduced to the entire hospitalist group, and evaluation of implementation continues by monitoring engagement and physician attitudes. This will be followed by targeted feedback interventions to attempt to improve performance.
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Tirmarche M, Apostoaei I, Blanchardon E, Ellis ED, Gilbert E, Harrison JD, Laurier D, Marsh JW, Sokolnikov M, Wakeford R, Zhivin S. ICRP Publication 150: Cancer Risks from Plutonium and Uranium Exposure. Ann ICRP 2021; 50:1-143. [PMID: 34877884 DOI: 10.1177/01466453211028020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Harrison JD, Weiss R, Radhakrishnan NS, Hanson C, Carnie MB, Evans P, Banta J, Symczak G, Ziegler G, Holmes D, Michel-Leconte SJ, Rogers B, Wurst M, Alikhaani J, Davis C, Lee T, Schnipper JL, Auerbach AD, Romond J. A Patient-Centered Environmental Scan of Inpatient Visitor Policies During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Patient Exp 2021; 8:23743735211049646. [PMID: 34712784 PMCID: PMC8547154 DOI: 10.1177/23743735211049646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Researchers and patients conducted an environmental scan of policy documents and public-facing websites and abstracted data to describe COVID-19 adult inpatient visitor restrictions at 70 academic medical centers. We identified variations in how centers described and operationalized visitor policies. Then, we used the nominal group technique process to identify patient-centered information gaps in visitor policies and provide key recommendations for improvement. Recommendations were categorized into the following domains: 1) provision of comprehensive, consistent, and clear information; 2) accessible information for patients with limited English proficiency and health literacy; 3) COVID-19 related considerations; and 4) care team member methods of communication.
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- James D Harrison
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Office of Patient Experience, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, USA.,Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Francisco, CA, USA.,Center for Patient & Families, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Francisco, CA, USA.,Astellas Pharma Inc, Northbrook, IL, USA
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- Office of Patient Experience, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, USA.,Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN) Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC), San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Brigham Health Hospital Medicine Unit, Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Brigham Health Hospital Medicine Unit, Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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Harrison JD. Lung cancer risk and effective dose coefficients for radon: UNSCEAR review and ICRP conclusions. J Radiol Prot 2021; 41:433-441. [PMID: 33823504 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/abf547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) has provided a detailed and authoritative update of its reviews of the epidemiology and dosimetry of radon and progeny. Lifetime risk of lung cancer calculated using data for several miner cohorts were 2.4-7.5 × 10-4per working level month (WLM) of radon-222 progeny exposure for a mixed male/female population and 3.0-9.6 × 10-4per WLM for a male population. Dosimetric models gave mean values of effective dose coefficients from radon-222 progeny of 12 mSv per WLM for mines, 16 mSv per WLM for indoor workplaces and 11 mSv per WLM for homes. The lifetime risk coefficient used by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is 5 × 10-4per WLM and it has recently recommended an effective dose coefficient for radon-222 and progeny of 3 mSv per mJ h m-3(about 10 mSv per WLM) for most circumstances of exposure. The ICRP risk and dose coefficients are supported by the UNSCEAR review and provide a clear and firm basis for current international advice and standards for protection from radon. Notwithstanding this evidence and the ICRP advice, UNSCEAR will continue to use a lower value of effective dose coefficient of 5.7 mSv per WLM for assessments of population exposures.
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- J D Harrison
- Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford OX3 0BP, United Kingdom
- Public Health England, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, United Kingdom
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Harrison JD, Balonov M, Bochud F, Martin CJ, Menzel HG, Smith-Bindman R, Ortiz-López P, Simmonds JR, Wakeford R. The use of dose quantities in radiological protection: ICRP publication 147 Ann ICRP 50(1) 2021. J Radiol Prot 2021; 41:410-422. [PMID: 33571972 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/abe548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The International Commission on Radiological Protection has recently published a report (ICRP Publication 147;Ann. ICRP50, 2021) on the use of dose quantities in radiological protection, under the same authorship as this Memorandum. Here, we present a brief summary of the main elements of the report. ICRP Publication 147 consolidates and clarifies the explanations provided in the 2007 ICRP Recommendations (Publication 103) but reaches conclusions that go beyond those presented in Publication 103. Further guidance is provided on the scientific basis for the control of radiation risks using dose quantities in occupational, public and medical applications. It is emphasised that best estimates of risk to individuals will use organ/tissue absorbed doses, appropriate relative biological effectiveness factors and dose-risk models for specific health effects. However, bearing in mind uncertainties including those associated with risk projection to low doses or low dose rates, it is concluded that in the context of radiological protection, effective dose may be considered as an approximate indicator of possible risk of stochastic health effects following low-level exposure to ionising radiation. In this respect, it should also be recognised that lifetime cancer risks vary with age at exposure, sex and population group. The ICRP report also concludes that equivalent dose is not needed as a protection quantity. Dose limits for the avoidance of tissue reactions for the skin, hands and feet, and lens of the eye will be more appropriately set in terms of absorbed dose rather than equivalent dose.
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- J D Harrison
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, United Kingdom
- Public Health England, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, United Kingdom
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- Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Radiation Physics, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Physics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America
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- Retired from the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
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- Public Health England, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, United Kingdom
- Retired, Wantage, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Harrison JD, Balonov M, Bochud F, Martin C, Menzel HG, Ortiz-Lopez P, Smith-Bindman R, Simmonds JR, Wakeford R. ICRP Publication 147: Use of Dose Quantities in Radiological Protection. Ann ICRP 2021; 50:9-82. [PMID: 33653178 DOI: 10.1177/0146645320911864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Harrison JD, Boscardin WJ, Maselli J, Auerbach AD. Does Feedback to Physicians of a Patient-Reported Readiness for Discharge Checklist Improve Discharge? J Patient Exp 2021; 7:1144-1150. [PMID: 33457557 DOI: 10.1177/2374373519895100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Limited data exist describing how hospital discharge readiness checklists might be incorporated into care. To evaluate how assessing patient readiness for discharge effects discharge outcomes. We assessed hospitalized adults' readiness for discharge daily using a checklist. In the first feedback period, readiness data were given to patients, compared to the second feedback period, where data were given to patients and physicians. In the first feedback period, 163 patients completed 296 checklists, and in the second feedback period, 179 patients completed 371 checklists. In the first feedback period, 889 discharge barriers were identified, and 1154 in the second feedback period (P = .27). We found no association between the mean number of discharge barriers by hospital day and whether data were provided to physicians (P = .39). Eighty-nine physicians completed our survey, with 76 (85%) recalling receiving checklist data. Twenty-three (30%) of these thought the data helpful, and 45 (59%) stated it "never" or "rarely" highlighted anything new. Patients continued to report discharge barriers even when physicians received patient-reported data about key discharge transition domains.
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- James D Harrison
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Lim H, Raffel KE, Harrison JD, Kohlwes RJ, Dhaliwal G, Narayana S. Decisions in the Dark: An Educational Intervention to Promote Reflection and Feedback on Night Float Rotations. J Gen Intern Med 2020; 35:3363-3367. [PMID: 32875511 PMCID: PMC7661589 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-05913-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Night float rotations, where residents admit patients to the hospital, are opportunities for practice-based learning. However, night float residents receive little feedback on their diagnostic and management reasoning, which limits learning. AIM Improve night float residents' practice-based learning skills through feedback solicitation and chart review with guided reflection. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Second- and third-year internal medicine residents on a 1-month night float rotation between January and August 2017. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Residents performed chart review of a subset of patients they admitted during a night float rotation and completed reflection worksheets detailing patients' clinical courses. Residents solicited feedback regarding their initial management from day team attending physicians and senior residents. PROGRAM EVALUATION Sixty-eight of 82 (83%) eligible residents participated in this intervention. We evaluated 248 reflection worksheets using content analysis. Major themes that emerged from chart review included residents' identification of future clinical practice changes, evolution of differential diagnoses, recognition of clinical reasoning gaps, and evaluation of resident-provider interactions. DISCUSSION Structured reflection and feedback during night float rotations is an opportunity to improve practice-based learning through lessons on disease progression, clinical reasoning, and communication.
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- Hana Lim
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Division of Hospital Medicine, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Medical Service, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Medical Service, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Daya S, Choi N, Harrison JD, Lai CJ. Advocacy in action: Medical student reflections of an experiential curriculum. Clin Teach 2020; 18:168-173. [PMID: 33058502 DOI: 10.1111/tct.13283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Patient advocacy is a core value in medical education. Although students learn about social determinants of health (SDH) in the pre-clinical years, applying this knowledge to patients during clerkship rotations is not prioritized. Physicians must be equipped to address social factors that affect health and recognize their roles as patient advocates to improve care and promote health equity. We created an experience-based learning curriculum called Advocacy in Action (AiA) to promote the development and application of health advocacy knowledge and skills during an Internal Medicine (IM) clerkship rotation. METHODS Sixty-six students completed a mandatory curriculum, including an introductory workshop on SDH and patient advocacy using tools for communication, counselling and collaboration skills. They then actively participated in patient advocacy activities, wrote about their experience and joined a small group debriefing about it. Forty-nine written reflections were reviewed for analysis of the impact of this curriculum on student perspectives. RESULTS Written reflections had prominent themes surrounding advocacy skills development, meaningful personal experiences, interprofessional dynamics in patient advocacy and discovery of barriers to optimal patient care. DISCUSSION AiA is a novel method to apply classroom knowledge of SDH to the clinical setting in order to incorporate advocacy in daily patient care. Students learned about communication with patients, working with interprofessional team members to create better health outcomes and empathy/compassion from this curriculum. It is important to utilize experiential models of individual patient-level advocacy during clerkships so that students can continuously reflect on and integrate advocacy into their future careers.
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Glass M, Rana S, Coghlan R, Lerner ZI, Harrison JD, Stoltenberg M, Namukwaya E, Humphreys J. Global Palliative Care Education in the Time of COVID-19. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020; 60:e14-e19. [PMID: 32717367 PMCID: PMC7380234 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the need for health care providers skilled in rapid and flexible decision making, effective and anticipatory leadership, and in dealing with trauma and moral distress. Palliative care (PC) workers have been an essential part of the COVID-19 response in advising on goals of care, symptom management and difficult decision making, and in supporting distressed health care workers, patients, and families. We describe Global Palliative Education Collaborative (GPEC), a training partnership between Harvard, University of California San Francisco, and Tulane medical schools in the U.S.; and two international PC programs in Uganda and India. GPEC offers U.S.-based PC fellows participation in an international elective to learn about resource-limited PC provision, gain perspective on global challenges to caring for patients at the end of life, and cultivate resiliency. International PC colleagues have much to teach about practicing compassionate PC amidst resource constraints and humanitarian crisis. We also describe a novel educational project that our GPEC faculty and fellows are participating in-the Resilience Inspiration Storytelling Empathy Project-and discuss positive outcomes of the project.
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- Marcia Glass
- Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
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- Centre for Humanitarian Leadership, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Chu CD, Tuot DS, Harrison JD, Duong J, Luxenberg A, Khanna RR. Completeness and quality of text paging for subspecialty consult requests. Postgrad Med J 2020; 97:511-514. [PMID: 32820085 DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-137624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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It is unclear whether previously developed frameworks for effective consultation apply to requests initiated by alphanumeric text page. We assessed a random sample of 210 text paged consult requests for communication of previously described 'essential elements' for effective consultation: reason for consult, level of urgency and requester contact information. Overall page quality was evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale. Over 90% of text paged consult requests included contact information and reason for consult; 14% indicated level of urgency. In ordinal logistic regression, reason for consult was most strongly associated with quality (OR 22.4; 95% CI 8.1 to 61.7), followed by callback number (OR 6.2; 95% CI 0.8 to 49.5), caller's name (OR 5.0; 95% CI 1.9 to 13.1) and level of urgency (OR 3.3; 95% CI 1.6 to 6.7). Results suggest that text paged consult requests often include most informational elements, and that urgency, often missing, may not be as 'essential' for text pages as it was once thought to be.
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- Chi D Chu
- Division of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) publishes guidance on protection from radon in homes and workplaces, and dose coefficients for use in assessments of exposure for protection purposes. ICRP Publication 126 recommends an upper reference level for exposures in homes and workplaces of 300 Bq m-3. In general, protection can be optimised using measurements of air concentrations directly, without considering radiation doses. However, dose estimates are required for workers when radon is considered as an occupational exposure (e.g. in mines), and for higher exposures in other workplaces (e.g. offices) when the reference level is exceeded persistently. ICRP Publication 137 recommends a dose coefficient of 3 mSv per mJ h m-3 (approximately 10 mSv per working level month) for most circumstances of exposure in workplaces, equivalent to 6.7 nSv per Bq h m-3 using an equilibrium factor of 0.4. Using this dose coefficient, annual exposure of workers to 300 Bq m-3 corresponds to 4 mSv. For comparison, using the same coefficient for exposures in homes, 300 Bq m-3 corresponds to 14 mSv. If circumstances of occupational exposure warrant more detailed consideration and reliable alternative data are available, site-specific doses can be assessed using methodology provided in ICRP Publication 137.
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- J D Harrison
- Public Health England, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, UK.,Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK; e-mail:
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- Public Health England, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, UK
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Auerbach A, O’Leary KJ, Greysen SR, Harrison JD, Kripalani S, Ruhnke GW, Vasilevskis EE, Maselli J, Fang MC, Herzig SJ, Lee T, Schnipper J. Hospital Ward Adaptation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey of Academic Medical Centers. J Hosp Med 2020; 15:483-488. [PMID: 32804610 PMCID: PMC7518133 DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Although intensive care unit (ICU) adaptations to the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have received substantial attention , most patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have been in general medical units. OBJECTIVE To characterize inpatient adaptations to care for non-ICU COVID-19 patients. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING A network of 72 hospital medicine groups at US academic centers. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES COVID-19 testing, approaches to personal protective equipment (PPE), and features of respiratory isolation units (RIUs). RESULTS Fifty-one of 72 sites responded (71%) between April 3 and April 5, 2020. At the time of our survey, only 15 (30%) reported COVID-19 test results being available in less than 6 hours. Half of sites with PPE data available reported PPE stockpiles of 2 weeks or less. Nearly all sites (90%) reported implementation of RIUs. RIUs primarily utilized attending physicians, with few incorporating residents and none incorporating students. Isolation and room-entry policies focused on grouping care activities and utilizing technology (such as video visits) to communicate with and evaluate patients. The vast majority of sites reported decreases in frequency of in-room encounters across provider or team types. Forty-six percent of respondents reported initially unrecognized non-COVID-19 diagnoses in patients admitted for COVID-19 evaluation; a similar number reported delayed identification of COVID-19 in patients admitted for other reasons. CONCLUSION The COVID-19 pandemic has required medical wards to rapidly adapt with expanding use of RIUs and use of technology emerging as critical approaches. Reports of unrecognized or delayed diagnoses highlight how such adaptations may produce potential adverse effects on care.
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- Andrew Auerbach
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
- Corresponding Author: Andrew Auerbach, MD, MPH; Twitter: @ADAuerbach
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- Northwestern University Medical Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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Harrison JD, Archuleta M, Avitia E, Banta J, Benn J, Burden M, Chopra V, Coker R, Eid S, Fang MC, Fletcher K, Hagan J, Jaranilla J, Mullick M, Nyenpan C, Silva L, Wurst M, Ziegler G, Leykum L. Developing a Patient- and Family-Centered Research Agenda for Hospital Medicine: The Improving Hospital Outcomes through Patient Engagement (i-HOPE) Study. J Hosp Med 2020; 15:331-337. [PMID: 32490806 PMCID: PMC7289507 DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Revised: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patient, caregiver, and other stakeholder priorities have not been robustly incorporated into directing hospital-based research and improvement efforts. OBJECTIVE To systematically engage stakeholders to identify important questions of adult hospitalized patients and to create a prioritized research agenda for improving the care of adult hospitalized patients. DESIGN A collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement and research question prioritization. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS Researchers and patients from eight academic and community medical centers partnered with 39 patient, caregiver, professional, research, and medical organizations. METHODS We applied established standards for formulating research questions and stakeholder engagement. This included: a multi-pronged, inclusive patient and stakeholder engagement strategy; surveys of patients and stakeholder organizations to identify important questions; content analysis of submitted questions; and a 2-day in-person meeting with stakeholder organization representatives and patient partners to prioritize and rank submitted questions. RESULTS A total of 499 respondents including patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, and researchers from 39 organizations submitted 782 research questions. These questions were categorized into 70 distinct topics-52 that were health system related and 18 disease specific. From these categories, we identified 36 common questions; the final 11 questions were identified, prioritized and ranked during an in-person priority-setting meeting. Questions considered highest priority related to ensuring shared treatment and goals of care decision making and improving hospital discharge handoff to other care facilities and providers. CONCLUSION We identified 11 prioritized research questions that should galvanize funders, researchers, and patient advocates to address and improve the care of hospitalized adult patients.
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- James D Harrison
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas
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- Intensive Care Unit Patient & Family Advisory Council, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Minnesota Hospital Association, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- General & Hospital Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Internal Medicine, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Internal Medicine, HealthEast Care System, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Minnesota Hospital Association, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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- Patient & Family Advisory Council, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Patient, Family, Staff, and Faculty Advisory Council, Michigan Medicine University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas
- General & Hospital Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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Greysen SR, Magan Y, Rosenthal J, Jacolbia R, Auerbach AD, Harrison JD. Patient Recommendations to Improve the Implementation of and Engagement With Portals in Acute Care: Hospital-Based Qualitative Study. J Med Internet Res 2020; 22:e13337. [PMID: 31934868 PMCID: PMC6996719 DOI: 10.2196/13337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The inclusion of patient portals into electronic health records in the inpatient setting lags behind progress in the outpatient setting. Objective The aim of this study was to understand patient perceptions of using a portal during an episode of acute care and explore patient-perceived barriers and facilitators to portal use during hospitalization. Methods We utilized a mixed methods approach to explore patient experiences in using the portal during hospitalization. All patients received a tablet with a brief tutorial, pre- and postuse surveys, and completed in-person semistructured interviews. Qualitative data were coded using thematic analysis to iteratively develop 18 codes that were integrated into 3 themes framed as patient recommendations to hospitals to improve engagement with the portal during acute care. Themes from these qualitative data guided our approach to the analysis of quantitative data. Results We enrolled 97 participants: 53 (53/97, 55%) women, 44 (44/97, 45%) nonwhite with an average age of 48 years (19-81 years), and the average length of hospitalization was 6.4 days. A total of 47 participants (47/97, 48%) had an active portal account, 59 participants (59/97, 61%) owned a smartphone, and 79 participants (79/97, 81%) accessed the internet daily. In total, 3 overarching themes emerged from the qualitative analysis of interviews with these patients during their hospital stay: (1) hospitals should provide both access to a device and bring-your-own-device platform to access the portal; (2) hospitals should provide an orientation both on how to use the device and how to use the portal; and (3) hospitals should ensure portal content is up to date and easy to understand. Conclusions Patients independently and consistently identified basic needs for device and portal access, education, and usability. Hospitals should prioritize these areas to enable successful implementation of inpatient portals to promote greater patient engagement during acute care. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00102401; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01970852
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- S Ryan Greysen
- Section of Hospital Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Paquet F, Bailey MR, Leggett RW, Etherington G, Blanchardon E, Smith T, Ratia G, Melo D, Fell TP, Berkovski V, Harrison JD. ICRP Publication 141: Occupational Intakes of Radionuclides: Part 4. Ann ICRP 2019; 48:9-501. [PMID: 31850780 DOI: 10.1177/0146645319834139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The 2007 Recommendations (ICRP, 2007) introduced changes that affect the calculation of effective dose, and implied a revision of the dose coefficients for internal exposure, published previously in the Publication 30 series (ICRP, 1979a,b, 1980a, 1981, 1988) and Publication 68 (ICRP, 1994b). In addition, new data are now available that support an update of the radionuclide-specific information given in Publications 54 and 78 (ICRP, 1989a, 1997) for the design of monitoring programmes and retrospective assessment of occupational internal doses. Provision of new biokinetic models, dose coefficients, monitoring methods, and bioassay data was performed by Committee 2 and its task groups. A new series, the Occupational Intakes of Radionuclides (OIR) series, will replace the Publication 30 series and Publications 54, 68, and 78. OIR Part 1 (ICRP, 2015) describes the assessment of internal occupational exposure to radionuclides, biokinetic and dosimetric models, methods of individual and workplace monitoring, and general aspects of retrospective dose assessment. OIR Part 2 (ICRP, 2016), OIR Part 3 (ICRP, 2017), this current publication, and the final publication in the OIR series (OIR Part 5) provide data on individual elements and their radioisotopes, including information on chemical forms encountered in the workplace; a list of principal radioisotopes and their physical half-lives and decay modes; the parameter values of the reference biokinetic models; and data on monitoring techniques for the radioisotopes most commonly encountered in workplaces. Reviews of data on inhalation, ingestion, and systemic biokinetics are also provided for most of the elements. Dosimetric data provided in the printed publications of the OIR series include tables of committed effective dose per intake (Sv per Bq intake) for inhalation and ingestion, tables of committed effective dose per content (Sv per Bq measurement) for inhalation, and graphs of retention and excretion data per Bq intake for inhalation. These data are provided for all absorption types and for the most common isotope(s) of each element. The online electronic files that accompany the OIR series of publications contains a comprehensive set of committed effective and equivalent dose coefficients, committed effective dose per content functions, and reference bioassay functions. Data are provided for inhalation, ingestion, and direct input to blood. This fourth publication in the OIR series provides the above data for the following elements: lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), lutetium (Lu), actinium (Ac), protactinium (Pa), neptunium (Np), plutonium (Pu), americium (Am), curium (Cm), berkelium (Bk), californium (Cf), einsteinium (Es), and fermium (Fm).
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Greysen SR, Harrison JD, Rareshide C, Magan Y, Seghal N, Rosenthal J, Jacolbia R, Auerbach AD. A randomized controlled trial to improve engagement of hospitalized patients with their patient portals. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2019; 25:1626-1633. [PMID: 30346543 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocy125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Objectives To test a patient-centered, tablet-based bedside educational intervention in the hospital and to evaluate the efficacy of this intervention to increase patient engagement with their patient portals during hospitalization and after discharge. Materials and Methods We conducted a randomized controlled trial of adult patients admitted to the hospitalist service in one large, academic medical center. All participants were supplied with a tablet computer for 1 day during their inpatient stay and assistance with portal registration and initial login as needed. Additionally, intervention group patients received a focused bedside education to demonstrate key functions of the portal and explain the importance of these functions to their upcoming transition to post-discharge care. Our primary outcomes were proportion of patients who logged into the portal and completed specific tasks after discharge. Secondary outcomes were observed ability to navigate the portal before discharge and self-reported patient satisfaction with bedside tablet use to access the portal. Results We enrolled 97 participants (50 intervention; 47 control); overall 57% logged into their portals ≥1 time within 7 days of discharge (58% intervention vs. 55% control). Mean number of logins was higher for the intervention group (3.48 vs. 2.94 control), and mean number of specific portal tasks performed was higher in the intervention group; however, no individual comparison reached statistical significance. Observed ability to login and navigate the portal in the hospital was higher for the intervention group (64% vs. 60% control), but only 1 specific portal task was significant (view provider messaging tab: 92% vs. 77% control, P = .04). Time needed to deliver the intervention was brief (<15 min for 80%), and satisfaction with the bedside tablet to access the portal was high in the intervention group (88% satisfied/very satisfied). Conclusion Our intervention was highly feasible and acceptable to patients, and we found a highly consistent, but statistically non-significant, trend towards higher inpatient engagement and post-discharge use of key portal functions among patients in the intervention group.
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- S Ryan Greysen
- Section of Hospital Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Center for Health Care Innovation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Harrison JD, Anderson WG, Fagan M, Robinson E, Schnipper J, Symczak G, Carnie MB, Hanson C, Banta J, Chen S, Duong J, Wong C, Auerbach AD. Patient and Family Advisory Councils for Research: Recruiting and Supporting Members From Diverse and Hard-to-Reach Communities. J Nurs Adm 2019; 49:473-479. [PMID: 31490796 PMCID: PMC10985779 DOI: 10.1097/nna.0000000000000790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe strategies to recruit and support members from hard-to-reach groups on research-focused Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs). BACKGROUND Ensuring diverse representation of members of research PFACs is challenging, and few studies have given attention to addressing this problem. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted using 8 focus groups and 19 interviews with 80 PFAC members and leaders, hospital leaders, and researchers. RESULTS Recruitment recommendations were: 1) utilizing existing networks; 2) going out to the community; 3) accessing outpatient clinics; and 4) using social media. Strategies to support inclusion were: 1) culturally appropriate communication methods; 2) building a sense of community between PFAC members; 3) equalizing roles between community members/leaders; 4) having a diverse PFAC leadership team; and 5) setting transparent expectations for PFAC membership. CONCLUSION Increasing the diversity of research PFACs is a priority, and it is important to determine how best to engage groups that have been traditionally underrepresented.
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- James D Harrison
- Author Affiliations: Assistant Professors (Drs Harrison and Duong), Associate Professor (Dr Anderson), Professor (Dr Auerbach), and Project Manager (Ms Chen), Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco; Chief Experience Officer (Dr Fagan) and Director of Patient and Family Advisory Councils (Ms Hanson), University of Miami Health System, Florida; Chief Transformation Officer and Vice President (Dr Robinson), Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Delaware; Associate Professor (Dr Schnipper), Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Patient and Family Advisory Council Members (Ms Symczak and Mr Banta), Intensive Care Unit Patient & Family Advisory Council, University of California San Francisco; and Senior Patient Advisor (Ms Carnie) and Project Manager (Ms Wong), Center for Patients and Families, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Harrison JD, Auerbach AD, Anderson W, Fagan M, Carnie M, Hanson C, Banta J, Symczak G, Robinson E, Schnipper J, Wong C, Weiss R. Patient stakeholder engagement in research: A narrative review to describe foundational principles and best practice activities. Health Expect 2019; 22:307-316. [PMID: 30761699 PMCID: PMC6543160 DOI: 10.1111/hex.12873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Health research is evolving to include patient stakeholders (patients, families and caregivers) as active members of research teams. Frameworks describing the conceptual foundations underlying this engagement and strategies detailing best practice activities to facilitate engagement have been published to guide these efforts. OBJECTIVE The aims of this narrative review are to identify, quantify and summarize (a) the conceptual foundational principles of patient stakeholder engagement in research and (b) best practice activities to support these efforts. SEARCH STRATEGY, INCLUSION CRITERIA, DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: We accessed a publicly available repository of systematically identified literature related to patient engagement in research. Two reviewers independently screened articles to identify relevant articles and abstracted data. MAIN RESULTS We identified 990 potentially relevant articles of which 935 (94.4%) were excluded and 55 (5.6%) relevant. The most commonly reported foundational principles were "respect" (n = 25, 45%) and "equitable power between all team members" (n = 21, 38%). Creating "trust between patient stakeholders and researchers" was described in 17 (31%) articles. Twenty-seven (49%) articles emphasized the importance of providing training and education for both patient stakeholder and researchers. Providing financial compensation for patient stakeholders' time and expertise was noted in 19 (35%) articles. Twenty articles (36%) emphasized regular, bidirectional dialogue between patient partners and researchers as important for successful engagement. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Engaging patient stakeholders in research as partners presents an opportunity to design, implement and disseminate patient-centred research. This review creates an overarching foundational framework for authentic and sustainable partnerships between patient stakeholders and researchers.
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- James D. Harrison
- Division of Hospital MedicineUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCalifornia
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- Division of Hospital MedicineUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCalifornia
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- Division of Hospital MedicineUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCalifornia
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- Center for Patients and FamiliesBrigham and Women’s HospitalBostonMassachusetts
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- Intensive Care Unit Patient and Family Advisory CouncilUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCalifornia
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- Intensive Care Unit Patient and Family Advisory CouncilUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCalifornia
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- Department of MedicineChristiana Care Health SystemWilmingtonDelaware
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- Department of MedicineBrigham and Women’s HospitalBostonMassachusetts
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- Center for Patients and FamiliesBrigham and Women’s HospitalBostonMassachusetts
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- Division of Hospital MedicineUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCalifornia
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Harrison JD, Reddy S, Liu R, Adler SR, Chao MT. Implementing an Inpatient Acupuncture Service for Pain and Symptom Management: Identifying Opportunities and Challenges. J Altern Complement Med 2019; 25:503-508. [DOI: 10.1089/acm.2018.0348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- James D. Harrison
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Harrison JD, Seymann G, Imershein S, Amin A, Afsarmanesh N, Uppington J, Aledia A, Pretanvil S, Wilson B, Wong J, Varma J, Boggan J, Hsu FP, Carter B, Martin N, Berger M, Lau CY. The Impact of Unmet Communication and Education Needs on Neurosurgical Patient and Caregiver Experiences of Care: A Qualitative Exploratory Analysis. World Neurosurg 2019; 122:e1528-e1535. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 11/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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As the field of hospital medicine expands, internal medicine residency programs can play a role in preparing future hospitalists. To date, little is known of the prevalence and characteristics of hospitalist-focused resident rotations. We surveyed the largest 100 Internal Medicine Residency Programs to better understand the prevalence, objectives, and structure of hospitalist-focused rotations in the United States. Residency leaders from 82 programs responded (82%). The prevalence of hospitalist-focused rotations was 50% (41/82) with an additional 9 programs (11%) planning to start one. Of these 41 rotations, 85% were elective rotations and 15% were mandatory rotations. Rotations involved clinical responsibilities, and most programs incorporated nonclinical curricular activities such as teaching, research, and work on quality improvement and patient safety. Respondents noted that their programs promoted autonomy, mentorship, and "real-world" hospitalist experience. Hospitalist-focused rotations may supplement traditional inpatient rotations and teach skills that facilitate the transition from residency to a career in hospital medicine.
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- Steven Ludwin
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Harrison JD, Anderson WG, Fagan M, Robinson E, Schnipper J, Symczak G, Hanson C, Carnie MB, Banta J, Chen S, Duong J, Wong C, Auerbach AD. Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs): Identifying Challenges and Solutions to Support Engagement in Research. Patient 2018; 11:413-423. [PMID: 29392529 PMCID: PMC11034744 DOI: 10.1007/s40271-018-0298-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim was to describe barriers to patient and family advisory council (PFAC) member engagement in research and strategies to support engagement in this context. METHODS We formed a study team comprising patient advisors, researchers, physicians, and nurses. We then undertook a qualitative study using focus groups and interviews. We invited PFAC members, PFAC leaders, hospital leaders, and researchers from nine academic medical centers that are part of a hospital medicine research network to participate. All participants were asked a standard set of questions exploring the study question. We used content analysis to analyze data. RESULTS Eighty PFAC members and other stakeholders (45 patient/caregiver members of PFACs, 12 PFAC leaders, 12 hospital leaders, 11 researchers) participated in eight focus and 19 individual interviews. We identified ten barriers to PFAC member engagement in research. Codes were organized into three categories: (1) individual PFAC member reluctance; (2) lack of skills and training; and (3) problems connecting with the right person at the right time. We identified ten strategies to support engagement. These were organized into four categories: (1) creating an environment where the PFAC members are making a genuine and unique contribution; (2) building community between PFAC members and researchers; (3) best practice activities for researchers to facilitate engagement; and (4) tools and training. CONCLUSION Barriers to engaging PFAC members in research include patients' negative perceptions of research and researchers' lack of training. Building community between PFAC members and researchers is a foundation for partnerships. There are shared training opportunities for PFAC members and researchers to build skills about research and research engagement.
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- James D Harrison
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 533 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 533 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Center for Patients and Families, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Intensive Care Unit Patient and Family Advisory Council, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of Michigan Local Patient and Stakeholder Council, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Center for Patients and Families, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Intensive Care Unit Patient and Family Advisory Council, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 533 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 533 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Center for Patients and Families, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 533 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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Patel H, Fang MC, Mourad M, Green A, Wachter RM, Murphy RD, Harrison JD. Hospitalist and Internal Medicine Leaders' Perspectives of Early Discharge Challenges at Academic Medical Centers. J Hosp Med 2018; 13:388-391. [PMID: 29240850 DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Improving early discharges may improve patient flow and increase hospital capacity. We conducted a national survey of academic medical centers addressing the prevalence, importance, and effectiveness of early-discharge initiatives. We assembled a list of hospitalist and general internal medicine leaders at 115 US-based academic medical centers. We emailed each institutional representative a 30-item online survey regarding early-discharge initiatives. The survey included questions on discharge prioritization, the prevalence and effectiveness of early-discharge initiatives, and barriers to implementation. We received 61 responses from 115 institutions (53% response rate). Forty-seven (77%) "strongly agreed" or "agreed" that early discharge was a priority. "Discharge by noon" was the most cited goal (n = 23; 38%) followed by "no set time but overall goal for improvement" (n = 13; 21%). The majority of respondents reported early discharge as more important than obtaining translators for non-English-speaking patients and equally important as reducing 30-day readmissions and improving patient satisfaction. The most commonly reported factors delaying discharge were availability of postacute care beds (n = 48; 79%) and patient-related transport complications (n = 44; 72%). The most effective early discharge initiatives reported involved changes to the rounding process, such as preemptive identification and early preparation of discharge paperwork (n = 34; 56%) and communication with patients about anticipated discharge (n = 29; 48%). There is a strong interest in increasing early discharges in an effort to improve hospital throughput and patient flow.
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- Hemali Patel
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hospital Medicine Group, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Paquet F, Bailey MR, Leggett RW, Lipsztein J, Fell TP, Smith T, Nosske D, Eckerman KF, Berkovski V, Ansoborlo E, Giussani A, Bolch WE, Harrison JD. ICRP Publication 134: Occupational Intakes of Radionuclides: Part 2. Ann ICRP 2018; 45:7-349. [PMID: 28657340 DOI: 10.1177/0146645316670045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Abstract – The 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP, 2007) introduced changes that affect the calculation of effective dose, and implied a revision of the dose coefficients for internal exposure, published previously in the Publication 30 series (ICRP, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988b) and Publication 68 (ICRP, 1994b). In addition, new data are available that support an update of the radionuclide-specific information given in Publications 54 and 78 (ICRP, 1988a, 1997b) for the design of monitoring programmes and retrospective assessment of occupational internal doses. Provision of new biokinetic models, dose coefficients, monitoring methods, and bioassay data was performed by Committee 2, Task Group 21 on Internal Dosimetry, and Task Group 4 on Dose Calculations. A new series, the Occupational Intakes of Radionuclides (OIR) series, will replace the Publication 30 series and Publications 54, 68, and 78. Part 1 of the OIR series has been issued (ICRP, 2015), and describes the assessment of internal occupational exposure to radionuclides, biokinetic and dosimetric models, methods of individual and workplace monitoring, and general aspects of retrospective dose assessment. The following publications in the OIR series (Parts 2–5) will provide data on individual elements and their radioisotopes, including information on chemical forms encountered in the workplace; a list of principal radioisotopes and their physical half-lives and decay modes; the parameter values of the reference biokinetic model; and data on monitoring techniques for the radioisotopes encountered most commonly in workplaces. Reviews of data on inhalation, ingestion, and systemic biokinetics are also provided for most of the elements. Dosimetric data provided in the printed publications of the OIR series include tables of committed effective dose per intake (Sv per Bq intake) for inhalation and ingestion, tables of committed effective dose per content (Sv per Bq measurement) for inhalation, and graphs of retention and excretion data per Bq intake for inhalation. These data are provided for all absorption types and for the most common isotope(s) of each element. The electronic annex that accompanies the OIR series of reports contains a comprehensive set of committed effective and equivalent dose coefficients, committed effective dose per content functions, and reference bioassay functions. Data are provided for inhalation, ingestion, and direct input to blood. The present publication provides the above data for the following elements: hydrogen (H), carbon (C), phosphorus (P), sulphur (S), calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), zinc (Zn), strontium (Sr), yttrium (Y), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), and technetium (Tc).
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The practical implementation of the International Commission on Radiological Protection's (ICRP) system of radiological protection requires the availability of appropriate methodology and data. Over many years, ICRP Committee 2 has provided sets of dose coefficients to allow users to evaluate equivalent and effective doses for radiation exposures of workers and members of the public. The methodology being applied in the calculation of doses is state-of-the-art in terms of the biokinetic models used to describe the behaviour of inhaled and ingested radionuclides, and the dosimetric models used to model radiation transport for external and internal exposures. This overview provides an outline of recent work and future plans, including publications on dose coefficients for adults, children, and in-utero exposures, with new dosimetric phantoms in each case. For the first time, ICRP will publish dose coefficients for intakes of radon isotopes calculated using dosimetric models. Committee 2 is also working with Committee 3 on dose coefficients for radiopharmaceuticals, and leading a cross-committee initiative to provide advice on the use of effective dose. The remit of Committee 2 has now been widened to include all data requirements for the assessment of doses to humans and non-human biota.
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- J D Harrison
- a Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, UK.,b Oxford Brookes University, UK
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Patel S, Rajkomar A, Harrison JD, Prasad PA, Valencia V, Ranji SR, Mourad M. Next-generation audit and feedback for inpatient quality improvement using electronic health record data: a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Qual Saf 2018; 27:691-699. [PMID: 29507124 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Audit and feedback improves clinical care by highlighting the gap between current and ideal practice. We combined best practices of audit and feedback with continuously generated electronic health record data to improve performance on quality metrics in an inpatient setting. METHODS We conducted a cluster randomised control trial comparing intensive audit and feedback with usual audit and feedback from February 2016 to June 2016. The study subjects were internal medicine teams on the teaching service at an urban tertiary care hospital. Teams in the intensive feedback arm received access to a daily-updated team-based data dashboard as well as weekly inperson review of performance data ('STAT rounds'). The usual feedback arm received ongoing twice-monthly emails with graphical depictions of team performance on selected quality metrics. The primary outcome was performance on a composite discharge metric (Discharge Mix Index, 'DMI'). A washout period occurred at the end of the trial (from May through June 2016) during which STAT rounds were removed from the intensive feedback arm. RESULTS A total of 40 medicine teams participated in the trial. During the intervention period, the primary outcome of completion of the DMI was achieved on 79.3% (426/537) of patients in the intervention group compared with 63.2% (326/516) in the control group (P<0.0001). During the washout period, there was no significant difference in performance between the intensive and usual feedback groups. CONCLUSION Intensive audit and feedback using timely data and STAT rounds significantly increased performance on a composite discharge metric compared with usual feedback. With the cessation of STAT rounds, performance between the intensive and usual feedback groups did not differ significantly, highlighting the importance of feedback delivery on effecting change. CLINICAL TRIAL The trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02593253).
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- Sajan Patel
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Sankaran S, Ravi PS, Wu YE, Shanabogue S, Ashok S, Agnew K, Fang MC, Khanna RA, Dandu M, Harrison JD. An NGO-Implemented Community-Clinic Health Worker Approach to Providing Long-Term Care for Hypertension in a Remote Region of Southern India. Glob Health Sci Pract 2017; 5:668-677. [PMID: 29284700 PMCID: PMC5752612 DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-17-00192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Poor blood pressure control results in tremendous morbidity and mortality in India where the leading cause of death among adults is from coronary heart disease. Despite having little formal education, community health workers (CHWs) are integral to successful public health interventions in India and other low- and middle-income countries that have a shortage of trained health professionals. Training CHWs to screen for and manage chronic hypertension, with support from trained clinicians, offers an excellent opportunity for effecting systemwide change in hypertension-related burden of disease. In this article, we describe the development of a program that trained CHWs between 2014 and 2015 in the tribal region of the Sittilingi Valley in southern India, to identify hypertensive patients in the community, refer them for diagnosis and initial management in a physician-staffed clinic, and provide them with sustained lifestyle interventions and medications over multiple visits. We found that after 2 years, the CHWs had screened 7,176 people over age 18 for hypertension, 1,184 (16.5%) of whom were screened as hypertensive. Of the 1,184 patients screened as hypertensive, 898 (75.8%) had achieved blood pressure control, defined as a systolic blood pressure less than 140 and a diastolic blood pressure less than 90 sustained over 3 consecutive visits. While all of the 24 trained CHWs reported confidence in checking blood pressure with a manual blood pressure cuff, 4 of the 24 CHWs reported occasional difficulty documenting blood pressure values because they were unable to write numbers properly. They compensated by asking other CHWs or members of their community to help with documentation. Our experience and findings suggest that a CHW blood pressure screening system linked to a central clinic can be a promising avenue for improving hypertension control rates in low- and middle-income countries.
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- Sujatha Sankaran
- University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Tribal Health Initiative, Sittilingi, Tamil Nadu, India
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- University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Paquet F, Bailey MR, Leggett RW, Lipsztein J, Marsh J, Fell TP, Smith T, Nosske D, Eckerman KF, Berkovski V, Blanchardon E, Gregoratto D, Harrison JD. ICRP Publication 137: Occupational Intakes of Radionuclides: Part 3. Ann ICRP 2017; 46:1-486. [PMID: 29380630 DOI: 10.1177/0146645317734963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP, 2007) introduced changes that affect the calculation of effective dose, and implied a revision of the dose coefficients for internal exposure, published previously in the Publication 30 series (ICRP, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988) and Publication 68 (ICRP, 1994). In addition, new data are now available that support an update of the radionuclide-specific information given in Publications 54 and 78 (ICRP, 1988a, 1997b) for the design of monitoring programmes and retrospective assessment of occupational internal doses. Provision of new biokinetic models, dose coefficients, monitoring methods, and bioassay data was performed by Committee 2, Task Group 21 on Internal Dosimetry, and Task Group 4 on Dose Calculations. A new series, the Occupational Intakes of Radionuclides (OIR) series, will replace the Publication 30 series and Publications 54, 68, and 78. OIR Part 1 has been issued (ICRP, 2015), and describes the assessment of internal occupational exposure to radionuclides, biokinetic and dosimetric models, methods of individual and workplace monitoring, and general aspects of retrospective dose assessment. OIR Part 2 (ICRP, 2016), this current publication and upcoming publications in the OIR series (Parts 4 and 5) provide data on individual elements and their radioisotopes, including information on chemical forms encountered in the workplace; a list of principal radioisotopes and their physical half-lives and decay modes; the parameter values of the reference biokinetic model; and data on monitoring techniques for the radioisotopes encountered most commonly in workplaces. Reviews of data on inhalation, ingestion, and systemic biokinetics are also provided for most of the elements. Dosimetric data provided in the printed publications of the OIR series include tables of committed effective dose per intake (Sv Bq−1 intake) for inhalation and ingestion, tables of committed effective dose per content (Sv Bq−1 measurement) for inhalation, and graphs of retention and excretion data per Bq intake for inhalation. These data are provided for all absorption types and for the most common isotope(s) of each element. The electronic annex that accompanies the OIR series of publications contains a comprehensive set of committed effective and equivalent dose coefficients, committed effective dose per content functions, and reference bioassay functions. Data are provided for inhalation, ingestion, and direct input to blood. This third publication in the series provides the above data for the following elements: ruthenium (Ru), antimony (Sb), tellurium (Te), iodine (I), caesium (Cs), barium (Ba), iridium (Ir), lead (Pb), bismuth (Bi), polonium (Po), radon (Rn), radium (Ra), thorium (Th), and uranium (U).
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Puncher M, Zhang W, Harrison JD, Wakeford R. Assessing the reliability of dose coefficients for exposure to radioiodine by members of the public, accounting for dosimetric and risk model uncertainties. J Radiol Prot 2017; 37:506-526. [PMID: 28586312 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/aa6a68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Assessments of risk to a specific population group resulting from internal exposure to a particular radionuclide can be used to assess the reliability of the appropriate International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) dose coefficients used as a radiation protection device for the specified exposure pathway. An estimate of the uncertainty on the associated risk is important for informing judgments on reliability; a derived uncertainty factor, UF, is an estimate of the 95% probable geometric difference between the best risk estimate and the nominal risk and is a useful tool for making this assessment. This paper describes the application of parameter uncertainty analysis to quantify uncertainties resulting from internal exposures to radioiodine by members of the public, specifically 1, 10 and 20-year old females from the population of England and Wales. Best estimates of thyroid cancer incidence risk (lifetime attributable risk) are calculated for ingestion or inhalation of 129I and 131I, accounting for uncertainties in biokinetic model and cancer risk model parameter values. These estimates are compared with the equivalent ICRP derived nominal age-, sex- and population-averaged estimates of excess thyroid cancer incidence to obtain UFs. Derived UF values for ingestion or inhalation of 131I for 1 year, 10-year and 20-year olds are around 28, 12 and 6, respectively, when compared with ICRP Publication 103 nominal values, and 9, 7 and 14, respectively, when compared with ICRP Publication 60 values. Broadly similar results were obtained for 129I. The uncertainties on risk estimates are largely determined by uncertainties on risk model parameters rather than uncertainties on biokinetic model parameters. An examination of the sensitivity of the results to the risk models and populations used in the calculations show variations in the central estimates of risk of a factor of around 2-3. It is assumed that the direct proportionality of excess thyroid cancer risk and dose observed at low to moderate acute doses and incorporated in the risk models also applies to very small doses received at very low dose rates; the uncertainty in this assumption is considerable, but largely unquantifiable. The UF values illustrate the need for an informed approach to the use of ICRP dose and risk coefficients.
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- Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0RQ, United Kingdom
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Asao S, Lewis B, Harrison JD, Glass M, Brock TP, Dandu M, Le P. Ethics Simulation in Global Health Training (ESIGHT). MedEdPORTAL 2017; 13:10590. [PMID: 30800792 PMCID: PMC6338194 DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Many health care trainees and providers have reported feeling unprepared for the ethical dilemmas they faced while practicing in global health. Simulation is an effective teaching modality in the training of health care professionals. This resource describes the development, implementation, and assessment of an innovative simulation training program for global health ethics. METHODS We conducted simulation training with trainees and professionals from various health care disciplines. After a didactic component in which general ethical principles were introduced, participants acted as either lead or observer in four simulations representing different ethical challenges. Participants interacted with simulated patients within a set designed to resemble a resource-constrained environment. Data on the participants' experiences and evaluations of the program's effectiveness were collected through pre-/postsession surveys and focus groups. RESULTS All 53 participants (100%) agreed that the simulations "effectively highlighted ethical dilemmas I could face abroad," and 98% agreed that the content "was useful in my preparation for an international elective." Responses from surveys and focus groups stressed the importance of the realistic and emotional nature of the simulation in increasing confidence and preparedness, as well as a preference for simulation as the modality for teaching global health ethics. DISCUSSION Simulation for global health ethics training can help to raise awareness of the complex ethical challenges one may face abroad. Incorporating simulation training within broader global health curricula can improve trainee preparedness and confidence in appropriately and effectively identifying, strategizing, and navigating through ethical dilemmas in the field.
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- Medical Student, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
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- Associate Professor Researcher, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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- Associate Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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- Associate Dean and Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco
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- Associate Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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- Associate Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Although the use of electronic consultations (e-consults) in the outpatient setting is commonplace, there is little evidence of their use in the inpatient setting. Often, the only choice hospitalists have is between requesting a time-consuming in-person consultation or requesting an informal, undocumented "curbside" consultation. For a new, remote hospital in our healthcare system, we developed an e-consult protocol that can be used to address simple consultation questions. In the first year of the program, 143 e-consults occurred; the top 5 consultants were infectious disease, hematology, endocrinology, nephrology, and cardiology. Over the first 4 months, no safety issues were identified in chart review audits; to date, no safety issues have been identified through the hospital's incident reporting system. In surveys, hospitalists were universally pleased with the quality of e-consult recommendations, though only 43% of consultantsagreed. With appropriate care for patient selection, e-consults can be used to safely and efficiently provide subspecialty expertise to a remote inpatient site Journal of Hospital Medicine 2017;12:332-334.
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- Nader Najafi
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Monash B, Najafi N, Mourad M, Rajkomar A, Ranji SR, Fang MC, Glass M, Milev D, Ding Y, Shen A, Sharpe BA, Harrison JD. Standardized Attending Rounds to Improve the Patient Experience: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. J Hosp Med 2017; 12:143-149. [PMID: 28272589 DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND At academic medical centers, attending rounds (AR) serve to coordinate patient care and educate trainees, yet variably involve patients. OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of standardized bedside AR on patient satisfaction with rounds. DESIGN Cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING 500-bed urban, quaternary care hospital. PATIENTS 1200 patients admitted to the medicine service. INTERVENTION Teams in the intervention arm received training to adhere to 5 AR practices: 1) pre-rounds huddle; 2) bedside rounds; 3) nurse integration; 4) real-time order entry; 5) whiteboard updates. Control arm teams continued usual rounding practices. MEASUREMENTS Trained observers audited rounds to assess adherence to recommended AR practices and surveyed patients following AR. The primary outcome was patient satisfaction with AR. Secondary outcomes were perceived and actual AR duration, and attending and trainee satisfaction. RESULTS We observed 241 (70.1%) and 264 (76.7%) AR in the intervention and control arms, respectively, which included 1855 and 1903 patient rounding encounters. Using a 5-point Likert scale, patients in the intervention arm reported increased satisfaction with AR (4.49 vs 4.25; P = 0.01) and felt more cared for by their medicine team (4.54 vs 4.36; P = 0.03). Although the intervention shortened the duration of AR by 8 minutes on average (143 vs 151 minutes; P = 0.052), trainees perceived intervention AR as lasting longer and reported lower satisfaction with intervention AR. CONCLUSIONS Medicine teams can adopt a standardized, patient-centered, time-saving rounding model that leads to increased patient satisfaction with AR and the perception that patients are more cared for by their medicine team. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2017;12:143-149.
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- Bradley Monash
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Greysen SR, Harrison JD, Kripalani S, Vasilevskis E, Robinson E, Metlay J, Schnipper JL, Meltzer D, Sehgal N, Ruhnke GW, Williams MV, Auerbach AD. Understanding patient-centred readmission factors: a multi-site, mixed-methods study. BMJ Qual Saf 2017; 26:33-41. [PMID: 26769841 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Revised: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Patient concerns at or before discharge inform many transitional care interventions; few studies examine patients' perceptions of self-care and other factors related to readmission. OBJECTIVES To characterise patient-reported or caregiver-reported factors contributing to readmission. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectional, national study of general medicine patients readmitted within 30 days at 12 US hospitals. Interviews included multiple-choice survey and open-ended survey questions of patients or their caregivers. MEASUREMENTS Multiple-choice survey quantified post-discharge difficulty in seven domains of self-care: medication use, contacting providers, transportation, basic needs (eg, food and shelter), diet, social support and substance abuse. Open-ended responses were coded into themes that added depth to the domains above or captured additional patient-centred concerns. RESULTS We interviewed 1066 readmitted patients. 91% reported understanding their discharge plan; however, only 37% reported that providers asked about barriers to carrying out the plan. 52% reported experiencing difficulty in ≥1 self-care domains ranging in frequency from 22% (diet) to 7% (substance use); 26% experienced difficulty in two or more domains. Among 508 patients (48% overall) who reported no difficulties in these domains, two-thirds either could not attribute their readmission to any specific difficulty (34%) or attributed their readmission to progression or persistence of their disease despite following their discharge plan (31%). Only 20% attributed their readmission to early discharge (8%), poor-quality hospital care (6%) or issues such as inadequate discharge instructions or follow-up care (6%). LIMITATIONS The study population included only patients readmitted at academic medical centres and may not be representative of community-based care. CONCLUSION Patients readmitted within 30 days reported understanding their discharge plans, but frequent difficulties in self-care and low anticipatory guidance for resolving these issues after discharge.
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- S Ryan Greysen
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Section of Hospital Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Section of Hospital Medicine, University of Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Kentucky, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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