Limited English Proficiency and Sepsis Mortality by Race and Ethnicity.

Importance: Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) face multiple barriers and are at risk for worse health outcomes compared with patients with English proficiency (EP). In sepsis, a major cause of mortality in the US, the association of LEP with health outcomes is not widely explored.

Objective: To assess the association between LEP and inpatient mortality among patients with sepsis and test the hypothesis that LEP would be associated with higher mortality rates.

Anatomic Distribution of Colorectal Adenocarcinoma in Young Patients.

Background: The incidence of colorectal cancer has increased in the younger population. Studies show an increased prevalence of left-sided tumors in younger patients; however, exact anatomic distribution is not known.

Objective: We sought to determine the anatomic distribution of colorectal cancer in young patients and to calculate the proportion of tumors that would be within reach of a flexible sigmoidoscopy.

The Rikers Island Hot Spotters: Defining the Needs of the Most Frequently Incarcerated.

Objectives: We used "hot spotting" to characterize the persons most frequently admitted to the New York City jail system in 2013.

Methods: We used our Correctional Health Services electronic health record to identify 800 patients admitted in 2013 who returned most since November 2008. We compared them to a randomly selected control group of 800 others admitted in 2013, by using descriptive statistics and cross-tabulations, including data through December 2014.

Disparities in Mental Health Referral and Diagnosis in the New York City Jail Mental Health Service.

Objectives: To better understand jail mental health services entry, we analyzed diagnosis timing relative to solitary confinement, nature of diagnosis, age, and race/ethnicity.

Methods: We analyzed 2011 to 2013 medical records on 45,189 New York City jail first-time admissions.

Results: Of this cohort, 21.