Successful de-implementation of an ineffective practice: The fall of docusate.

Background: Reducing wasteful practices optimizes value in medicine. Docusate lacks treatment efficacy yet is widely prescribed. This quality improvement project aimed to de-implement docusate in place of a new evidence-based order set.

Readability of patient education materials for bariatric surgery.

Introduction: Bariatric surgery is a successful treatment for obesity, but barriers to surgery exist, including low health literacy. National organizations recommend patient education materials (PEM) not exceed a sixth-grade reading level. Difficult to comprehend PEM can exacerbate barriers to bariatric surgery, especially in the Deep South where high obesity and low literacy rates exist.