2018
Association of an Opioid Standard of Practice Intervention With Intravenous Opioid Exposure in Hospitalized Patients
Ackerman AL, O’Connor P, Doyle DL, Marranca SM, Haight CL, Day CE, Fogerty RL. Association of an Opioid Standard of Practice Intervention With Intravenous Opioid Exposure in Hospitalized Patients. JAMA Internal Medicine 2018, 178: 759-763. PMID: 29799964, PMCID: PMC6145746, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.1044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid exposureParenteral opioidsSubcutaneous routeOpioid dosesPain scoresHospitalized patientsIntervention groupIntravenous administrationDay 1Urban academic medical centerControl periodDoses of opioidsReduced opioid exposureEffective pain controlRate of patientsUse of opioidsDays of hospitalizationHospital day 1General medical unitIntravenous opioid useAcademic medical centerIntravenous opioidsOpioid routesOpioid therapySignificant postintervention
2013
Quality of Discharge Practices and Patient Understanding at an Academic Medical Center
Horwitz LI, Moriarty JP, Chen C, Fogerty RL, Brewster UC, Kanade S, Ziaeian B, Jenq GY, Krumholz HM. Quality of Discharge Practices and Patient Understanding at an Academic Medical Center. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 1715-1722. PMID: 23958851, PMCID: PMC3836871, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.9318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient understandingAcademic medical centerDischarge instructionsPatients' perceptionsDischarge practicesDischarge careTransitional carePostdischarge interviewsMedical CenterProspective observational cohort studyDischarge care qualityPatients 65 yearsAcute coronary syndromeObservational cohort studyPatient-centered perspectiveCardiology appointmentsCoronary syndromeCohort studyPostdischarge careHeart failureDischarge planningMean agePrimary careDiet advicePatient's perspective