Can Visual Acuity Be Reliably Measured at Home? Validation of Telemedicine Remote Computerised Visual Acuity Measurements.

Purpose: The recent pandemic has identified the need for telemedicine assessment of ophthalmology patients. A vital component of such assessment is visual acuity (VA) measurement. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility and reliability of computerised 'at home' VA measurements using COMPlog software.

The characterization of the physicochemical and sensory properties of full-fat, reduced-fat and low-fat bovine, caprine, and ovine Greek yogurt (Labneh).

Concentrated/Greek yogurt or Labneh is a semisolid food produced from yogurt by eliminating part of its water and water-soluble compounds. Today's world is geared toward the production of lower fat foods without compromising the texture and flavor of these products. The objective of this study was to characterize the physicochemical and sensory properties of bovine, caprine, and ovine Labneh with different fat levels.

Association of National Hospital Quality Measure adherence with long-term mortality and readmissions.

Background: In existing studies, the association between adherence with recommended hospital care processes and subsequent outcomes has been inconsistent. This has substantial implications because process measure scores are used for accountability, quality improvement and reimbursement. Our investigation addresses methodological concerns with previous studies to better clarify the process-outcomes association for three common conditions.

Documentation of decision-making capacity, informed consent, and health care proxies: a study of surrogate consent.

Background: Patients in the general hospital are routinely asked to make decisions about their medical care. However, some of them are unable to express a choice, understand the information provided, weigh the options, or make a decision for themselves; when this occurs, the task of making an appropriate medical decision is left to another-a substitute decision-maker (SDM).

Objective: We sought to understand the practice patterns surrounding surrogate consent.

Predictors of nonadherence to national hospital quality measures for heart failure and pneumonia.

Background: Understanding factors associated with process measure nonadherence may improve both patient care and future measure design.

Methods: We analyzed 3401 patients with heart failure and 2186 patients with pneumonia who were eligible for at least 1 National Hospital Quality Measure at an urban tertiary medical center from July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2008. We investigated the association of socioeconomic, demographic, clinical, and care delivery factors with process measure nonadherence, using multivariable analysis.