A Soft Sensor for Bleeding Detection in Colonoscopies.

Colonoscopies allow surgeons to detect common diseases i.e. colorectal cancer, ulcers and other ailments.

Effects of a Transitional Care Practice for a Vulnerable Population: a Pragmatic, Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial.

Background: There is limited experimental evidence on transitional care interventions beyond 30 days post-discharge and in vulnerable populations.

Objective: Evaluate effects of a transitional care practice (TC) that comprehensively addresses patients' medical and psychosocial needs following hospital discharge.

Design: Pragmatic, randomized comparative effectiveness trial.

One-year effects of a group-based lifestyle intervention in adults with type 2 diabetes: A randomized encouragement trial.

Aims: To estimate the real-world effects of offering a group-based lifestyle intervention (GLI) to adults with diabetes.

Methods: This randomized encouragement trial included adult primary care patients in metropolitan Chicago with type 2 diabetes and body mass index ≥24 kg/m. Participants were randomized to standard care (brief dietary and lifestyle counseling) or standard care plus being encouraged, but not required, to participate in a free-of-charge GLI offered by the YMCA.

A pragmatic randomized comparative effectiveness trial of transitional care for a socioeconomically diverse population: Design, rationale and baseline characteristics.

Transitional care programs have been widely used to reduce readmissions and improve the quality and safety of the handoff process between hospital and outpatient providers. Very little is known about effective transitional care interventions among patients who are uninsured or with Medicaid. This paper describes the design and baseline characteristics of a pragmatic randomized comparative effectiveness trial of transitional care.