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Proposed Policy Changes to Cancer Care and Oncologic Drug Reimbursement: Exploring the Rationale and Anticipating the Consequences.
Huey R, Pritchett J, Vokinger K, Swenson W, Haddad T, Adelson K. Proposed Policy Changes to Cancer Care and Oncologic Drug Reimbursement: Exploring the Rationale and Anticipating the Consequences. American Society Of Clinical Oncology Educational Book 2025, 45: e473822. PMID: 40526882, DOI: 10.1200/edbk-25-473822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer care deliveryCancer care costsSite of careRemote patient monitoringCare deliveryCancer careCost-containment strategiesUnited StatesTelehealth servicesCare costsVulnerable populationsPayment barriersPayment parityFacility feesCareStandard of careIncremental costHospitalHealthReimbursementPolicy changesPatient monitoringCancer treatmentUnintended consequencesComparator countriesPrivate Equity Among US Psychiatric Hospitals
Shields M, Yang Y, Busch S. Private Equity Among US Psychiatric Hospitals. JAMA Psychiatry 2025, 82: 701-708. PMID: 40397464, PMCID: PMC12096323, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.0689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric hospitalHospital staffingMeasures of case mixHealth care qualityNational quality measuresCross-sectional associationsInpatient psychiatric hospitalizationFreestanding psychiatric hospitalCross-sectional studyAverage length of stayRegistered nursesCare qualityStaffing ratiosHealth careLength of stayMain OutcomesPE ownershipPatient vulnerabilityCase-mixPatient daysAdjusted modelsLow staffPrivate equityStaffingHospital181 Exploring healthcare provider perspectives on focused trainings and quality improvement initiatives in the intensive care unit of the national hospital in Tanzania
Strelzer S, Julius J, Solomon C, Anicet N, Byabato O, Chiwanga F, Hassan S, Kayandabila F, Laizer A, Majuta T, Murray B, Said T, Ndile S. 181 Exploring healthcare provider perspectives on focused trainings and quality improvement initiatives in the intensive care unit of the national hospital in Tanzania. 2025, a133.2-a134. DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2025-qshu.181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation Between Skilled Rehabilitation in Hospital and Days Alive and at Home Following Critical Illness in Older Adults
Kim S, Murphy T, O'Leary J, Leo-Summers L, Zang E, Falvey J, Gill T, Krumholz H, Ferrante L, Jain S. Association Between Skilled Rehabilitation in Hospital and Days Alive and at Home Following Critical Illness in Older Adults. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2025, 211: a1173-a1173. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.2025.211.abstracts.a1173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDecongestion in heart failure: medical and device therapies
Cox Z, Damman K, Testani J. Decongestion in heart failure: medical and device therapies. Nature Reviews Cardiology 2025, 1-17. PMID: 40295876, DOI: 10.1038/s41569-025-01152-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart failure symptomsHeart failureDevice therapyFailure symptomsPersistent heart failure symptomsDesign of clinical trialsImplementing novel therapiesHeart failure outcomesMagnitude of benefitImprove decongestionPrimary therapyLoop diureticsResidual congestionNovel therapiesAdverse outcomesClinical trialsTherapyMedical strategiesPredominant causeFailure outcomesHospital readmissionHospitalTargeting congestionDecongestionHeartInpatient care experiences are better in critical access hospitals than in other hospitals
Beckett M, Cohea C, Cleary P, Giordano L, Elliott M. Inpatient care experiences are better in critical access hospitals than in other hospitals. Health Affairs Scholar 2025, 3: qxaf090. PMID: 40406495, PMCID: PMC12096449, DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxaf090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInpatient prospective payment systemsSelf-rated healthInpatient care experienceQuality-improvement effortsLinear mixed-effects regression modelsAssessment of hospitalMixed-effects regression modelsProspective payment systemCare experiencesPatient experienceConsumer AssessmentHospital choiceHospital characteristicsDischarge informationStaff responsesFor-profitTeaching statusSurvey scoresClinical carePositive experiencesEducational attainmentService linesHospitalRegression modelsPayment systemFamily Experience With Hospital Care Teams: A Qualitative Investigation.
Reynolds K, Zelazny S, Grob R, Parker A, Schlesinger M, Martino S. Family Experience With Hospital Care Teams: A Qualitative Investigation. Hospital Pediatrics 2025, 15: e179-e185. PMID: 40254297, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily experiencesHospital typeHospital settingQuantitative assessments of patients' experiencesAssessment of patient experienceHospital care teamMedical conditionsQuality improvement effortsGuardians of childrenCare coordinationCare teamPatient experienceHospital careClinical qualityHospital experienceMedical traineesUS populationImprovement effortsQualitative interviewsPediatric hospitalParent interviewsService linesParental vigilanceHospitalCareSame‐Day Discharge After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in the United States
Sandhu A, Qin L, Minges K, Zimmerman S, Borne R, Polsinelli V, Ho P, Hsu J, Al‐Khatib S, Freeman J, Bradley S, Rao S, Hernandez A, Tzou W, Varosy P, Hess P. Same‐Day Discharge After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in the United States. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2025, 14: e039190. PMID: 40240938, PMCID: PMC12184264, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.039190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-day dischargeRate of same-day dischargeAF ablationComplication rateAtrial fibrillationPersistent AFCatheter ablation of atrial fibrillationAblation of atrial fibrillationOvernight hospitalizationLikelihood of same-day dischargeSame-day discharge ratePostprocedural complication rateSame-day discharge patientsSubstantial hospital variationCatheter ablationDays postprocedureClinical factorsBlack raceIndex procedureComorbid conditionsPatientsHospital variationSame-dayHospitalComplicationsImpact of an electronically‐integrated clinical pathway on hospital initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder and subsequent hospital utilization
Cole K, Weimer M, Wang K, Fiellin D, Advani A, Shah N, Zemaitis C, Rhodes D. Impact of an electronically‐integrated clinical pathway on hospital initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder and subsequent hospital utilization. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2025 PMID: 40221929, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical pathwayAlcohol use disorderED returnUse disorderHospital-based strategiesAcademic medical centerTertiary academic medical centerDays of dischargeHospital InitiativeInitiation of medicationHealth systemHospital utilizationMultiple barriersIncreased oddsConsecutive adult inpatientsHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesIncreased low ratesAdult inpatientsMedical CenterTreatment initiationHospitalVoluntary useReadmissionMedicationShort-Stay Hospitalizations and Hospital Capacity Constraints
Janke A, Sun W, Gibson C, Rothenberg C, Lin S, Tuffuor K, Dilip M, Buchla A, Kocher K, Sangal R, Venkatesh A. Short-Stay Hospitalizations and Hospital Capacity Constraints. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2025 PMID: 40220007, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital boardsCapacity constraintsShort-stay hospitalsEmergency departmentED hospitalizationsShort stayCross-sectional analysis of hospitalizationsUS emergency departmentsBoardHospital-based observationRetrospective cross-sectional analysisHospital capacity constraintsAnalysis of hospitalizationsHospital careED visitsED dispositionHospitalFeasibility and Safety of Outpatient Model for Administration of Bispecific Antibodies: Proceedings from an International Myeloma Society 21st Annual Meeting Oral Abstract
Scott S, Roberts D, Gupta V, Joseph N, Hofmeister C, Dhodapkar M, Lonial S, Nooka A, Kaufman J. Feasibility and Safety of Outpatient Model for Administration of Bispecific Antibodies: Proceedings from an International Myeloma Society 21st Annual Meeting Oral Abstract. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2025 PMID: 40345961, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2025.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStep-up dosingRelapsed/refractory multiple myelomaTarget doseInstitutional protocolRelapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patientsBispecific antibodiesTreatment of patientsProtocol eligibilityMultiple myelomaT cellsAccelerated approvalToxicity managementLower hospitalization ratesDay 1Low incidenceFDA labelingPatientsCare centerPatient's diseaseNeurological changesHospitalization ratesDoseOral abstractsTocilizumabHospitalVaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2), and B-Associated Hospitalizations, United States, 1 September 2023 to 31 May 2024
Lewis N, Harker E, Cleary S, Zhu Y, Grijalva C, Chappell J, Rhoads J, Baughman A, Casey J, Blair P, Jones I, Johnson C, Halasa N, Lauring A, Martin E, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Steingrub J, Duggal A, Felzer J, Prekker M, Peltan I, Brown S, Hager D, Gong M, Mohamed A, Exline M, Khan A, Ferguson S, Mosier J, Qadir N, Chang S, Ginde A, Zepeski A, Mallow C, Harris E, Johnson N, Gibbs K, Kwon J, Vaughn I, Ramesh M, Safdar B, Surie D, Dawood F, Ellington S, Self W. Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2), and B-Associated Hospitalizations, United States, 1 September 2023 to 31 May 2024. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2025, jiaf185. PMID: 40198276, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute respiratory illnessVaccine effectivenessInfluenza virusDays prior to illness onsetInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsTest-negative designSentinel Surveillance NetworkImmunocompetent patientsInfluenza BInfluenza seasonImmunocompromised patientsInfluenza casesB virusInfluenzaIllness onsetPatientsRespiratory illnessMedical CenterSARS-CoV-2VaccineSurveillance networkElevated activityHospitalDaysVirusAccounting for Healthcare Structures When Measuring Variation in Care
Colquhoun D, Janda A, Mentz G, Fisher C, Schonberger R, Shah N, Kheterpal S, Mathis M. Accounting for Healthcare Structures When Measuring Variation in Care. Anesthesiology 2025, 142: 793-805. PMID: 40197451, PMCID: PMC11981012, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000005395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare structuresOutcomes of clinical careFeatures of health systemsHealth services researchStructured healthcare systemHealth systemServices researchHealthcare systemClinical careQuality improvementOutcomes researchCarePatient outcomesAssessment of varianceClinical practiceInclusion of explanatory variablesHealthcareMixed-effects statistical modelOutcomesCliniciansPatientsPracticeHealthExplanatory variablesHospitalLetter: Implementing the Surprise Question in the Emergency Department: Reducing Time to Palliative Care Consultation and Hospital Length of Stay with Significant Cost Savings
Kim N, Segar N, Jubanyik K, Kapo J, Rhodes D. Letter: Implementing the Surprise Question in the Emergency Department: Reducing Time to Palliative Care Consultation and Hospital Length of Stay with Significant Cost Savings. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2025, 28: 704-705. PMID: 40176462, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical Illness, Major Surgery, and Other Hospitalizations and Active and Disabled Life Expectancy
Gill T, Zang E, Leo-Summers L, Gahbauer E, Becher R, Ferrante L, Han L. Critical Illness, Major Surgery, and Other Hospitalizations and Active and Disabled Life Expectancy. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e254208. PMID: 40178853, PMCID: PMC11969285, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive life expectancyDisabled life expectancyCommunity-living older personsActivities of daily livingFunctional well-beingOlder personsLife expectancyDaily livingEssential activities of daily livingEstimates of active life expectancySurgical admissionsCommunity-living personsCritical illnessMultistate life tablesElective surgical admissionsWell-being of older personsProspective cohort studyMain OutcomesCohort studyWell-beingIllnessLife tablesAge incrementElective surgical proceduresHospital660 Calling the Burn Center: Why Do Our Referring Hospitals Call Us?
Usman M, Savetamal A. 660 Calling the Burn Center: Why Do Our Referring Hospitals Call Us? Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2025, 46: s222-s223. PMCID: PMC11958108, DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/iraf019.289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReferral criteriaSmall hospitalsPatient admissionsQuality of carePatient disposition decisionsBurn centerNature of callsBurn-injured patientsHealthcare professionalsHealthcare providersTotal body surface areaOngoing educationReferral dataHealthcare educationDirect admissionsAdmission ratesLarge hospitalsStaff resourcesReferralBurn careDisposition decisionsReference hospitalHealthcareSpecialized burn centerHospitalFunctional Trajectories After COVID‐19 Hospitalization Among Older Adults
Ho J, McAvay G, Murphy T, Acampora D, Araujo K, Geda M, Gill T, Hajduk A, Cohen A, Ferrante L. Functional Trajectories After COVID‐19 Hospitalization Among Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2025, 73: 1733-1741. PMID: 40096163, PMCID: PMC12213203, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-hospital deliriumFunction trajectoriesFactors associated with trajectory membershipTrajectory membershipAssociation of potential risk factorsCommunity-dwelling adultsRisk factorsModifiable risk factorsMedical decision-makingOlder survivorsPotential risk factorsOlder AdultsSeverity of illnessAssociated with membershipYears of ageCOVID-19 hospitalizationModerate trajectoryLatent class analysisMultinomial regressionSurvive hospitalizationCOVID-19DisabilitySeverity trajectoriesHospitalClass analysisTrends in Preventable Hospitalization Rates for Children With or Without Observation Stay Data
Tian Y, Macy M, Hockenberry J, Holl J, Sabbatini A, Ackermann R, Kan K, Huang L, Raval M. Trends in Preventable Hospitalization Rates for Children With or Without Observation Stay Data. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e251533. PMID: 40126481, PMCID: PMC11933988, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.1533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory care sensitive conditionsPediatric ambulatory care sensitive conditionsPreventable hospitalization ratesAnnual percentage changeHospitalization ratesPercentage changeCross-sectional studyRetrospective cross-sectional studyHospital stay dataAmbulatory careInpatient dataMain OutcomesHealthcare costsSensitive conditionsInpatient-onlyObservation staysPediatric hospitalPatients aged 6Aged 6Quality indicatorsPatient statusHospitalDisease surveillanceCounty levelImpact of policiesAssociation of facility vaccination policy with influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel in acute care hospitals: national Healthcare Safety Network, 2021–22 influenza season
Huynh C, Haanschoten E, Soe M, Barbre K, Meng L, Edwards J, Kalayil E, Lindley M, Reses H, Kuhar D, Stuckey M, Benin A, Bell J. Association of facility vaccination policy with influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel in acute care hospitals: national Healthcare Safety Network, 2021–22 influenza season. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 431-435. PMID: 40026104, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute care hospitalsAssociated with increased odds of vaccinationCare hospitalHospital employeesInfluenza vaccination coverageInfluenza vaccination policiesHealthcare personnelVaccination coverageNational Healthcare Safety NetworkAssociated with increased oddsOdds of vaccinationLicensed independent practitionersVaccination policyInfluenza vaccineUnvaccinated personnelHigh vaccination coverageInfluenzaIndependent practitionersPersonnelVaccineHospitalEmployeesSafety NetworkPolicyHealthcareEffect of Diabetes on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Edjimbi J, Shah N, Kwaah P, Grimshaw A, Regan C, Nagpal S, Attaran R, Chaar C, Romain G, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Effect of Diabetes on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2025, 81: 1518-1528.e13. PMID: 40015609, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower extremity revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseHospital readmissionRelative riskDiabetes mellitusRandom-effects meta-analysisIncreased riskMeta-analysisAssociation of DMExtremity revascularizationMortality riskWound infectionRisk estimatesAssociated with diabetes mellitusClinical outcomesSystematic reviewArtery diseaseSystematic searchObservational studyWound infection riskReadmissionEffects of diabetesAmputationRiskHospital
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