Care delivery team composition effect on hospitalization risk in African Americans with congestive heart failure.

The care delivery team (CDT) is critical to providing care access and equity to patients who are disproportionately impacted by congestive heart failure (CHF). However, the specific clinical roles that are associated with care outcomes are unknown. The objective of this study was to examine the extent to which specific clinical roles within CDTs were associated with care outcomes in African Americans (AA) with CHF.

Quantifying care delivery team influences on the hospitalization outcomes of patients with multimorbidity: Implications for clinical informatics.

The primary objective was to quantify the influences of care delivery teams on the outcomes of patients with multimorbidity. Electronic medical record data on 68,883 patient care encounters (i.e.

COVID-19 Is Connected with Lower Health Literacy in Rural Areas.

The relationship between social determinants of health (SDoH) and health outcomes is established and extends to a higher risk of contracting COVID-19. Given the factors included in SDoH, such as education level, race, rurality, and socioeconomic status are interconnected, it is unclear how individual SDoH factors may uniquely impact risk. Lower socioeconomic status often occurs in concert with lower educational attainment, for example.

Surgeon-performed touch preparation of breast core needle biopsies may provide accurate same-day diagnosis and expedite treatment planning.

Background: We aimed to determine the accuracy of surgeon-performed touch-preparation cytology (TPC) of breast core-needle biopsies (CNB) and the ability to use TPC results to initiate treatment planning at the same patient visit.

Methods: A single-institution retrospective review of TPC results of ultrasound-guided breast CNB was performed. All TPC slides were prepared by surgeons performing the biopsy and interpreted by the pathologist.

Separation of the Baragwanath craniopagus twins.

A case of craniopagus twins is presented. Large contralateral flaps were used to cover the bony defect and exposed brain. Details of the planning and problems are discussed.