Medical Center , Jackson, MS , USA 5 L. Feldman, MD Sackler Medical School , Tel Aviv , Israel 6 R. Feldman, BS J. Moser, BS U. Feldman , PhD Artep Incorporated, Ellicott City, MD , USA Purpose We sought ... the LRMD sensor is very stable during rapid movement and for prolonged periods (www. Linshomforlife), additional testing is needed to verify C Preiss D, Drew B, Gosnell J, Kodali BS, Philip JH. A
Chris Strouse 0 Jennifer Gomulka 0 BS 0 0 Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, WI, USA Corresponding Author: Chris Strouse, MD; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA (e-mail
Jeffrey L Jackson 0 Ketan Nadkarni 0 BS 0 0 Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, WI, USA Corresponding Author: Jeffrey L Jackson, MD MPH; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA (e
BACKGROUND Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly used among medical inpatients, both for prophylaxis against upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) and continuation of outpatient use. While PPIs reduce the risk of UGIB, they also appear to increase the risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Depending upon the underlying risks of...
Background Patients with chronic pain often lack the skills and resources necessary to manage this disease. Objective To develop a chronic pain self-management program reflecting community stakeholders’ priorities and to compare functional outcomes from training in two settings. Design A parallel-group randomized trial. Participants Eligible subjects were 35–70 years of age, with...
Background Among the requirements for meaningful use of electronic medical records (EMRs) is that patients must be able to interact online with information from their records. However, many older Americans may be unprepared to do this, particularly those with low levels of health literacy. Objective The purpose of the study was to quantify the relationship between health literacy...
1 D. Mangar, MD C. Sprenker, BS R. Karlnoski, PhD E. Camporesi, MD Florida Gulf to Bay Anesthesiology Associates, LLC, Tampa, FL, USA - To the Editor, We read with interest the recent paper by
Rashiq 0 BS . Ban C. H. Tsui 0 0 T. O ̈ zelsel, MD (&) S. H. Kim, RPh S. Rashiq, BM BS B. C. H. Tsui, MD Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta , Edmonton, AB , Canada - To
A 39-year-old, right-handed man presented with rapidly progressive weakness of his dominant hand. On examination, his grip strength was normal in the left hand and decreased in the right (Fig. 1). He was found to have a left-sided brain tumor, which was thought to explain his weakness.Figure 1.Hand grip assessment using index card.
Background Medical home initiatives encourage primary care practices to invest in new structural capabilities such as patient registries and information technology, but little is known about the costs of these investments. Objectives To estimate costs of transformation incurred by primary care practices participating in a medical home pilot. Design We interviewed practice leaders...
Narasimhan Jagannathan 0 Ryan J. Kozlowski 0 BS 0 0 N. Jagannathan, MD (&) R. J. Kozlowski, BS Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago, IL , USA
Primary care plays a central role in the provision of health care, and is an organizing feature for health care delivery systems in most Western industrialized democracies. For a variety of reasons, however, the practice of primary care has been in decline in the U.S. This paper reviews key primary care concepts and their definitions, notes the increasingly complex interplay...
. Greenberg, MD (&) G. Murphy, MD T. Shear, MD A. Patel, BS A. Simpson J. Szokol, MD J. Vender , MD NorthShore University HealthSystem , 2650 Ridge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 , USA
