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J Palliat Med
January 2025
Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
: Inpatient palliative care (PC) consultations are increasingly used to address operational challenges. We aimed to understand how PC consultations in a southeastern program, affected by pandemic-related care delays, impacted common clinical performance metrics. : This is a retrospective analysis of a tertiary system's adult patients who received PC consultations from December 2021 to August 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastrointest Endosc
January 2025
Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, NE2 4AX; North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, TS19 8PE.
Background And Aims: Analysis of national colonoscopy quality using automatically uploaded data from a national database, including exploring performance variation.
Methods: Data on all colonoscopies performed in the UK 01/03/2019-29/02/2020 and recorded in the National Endoscopy Database were analysed. Unadjusted key performance indicators were calculated and proportions of endoscopists achieving national standards were determined.
Cureus
December 2024
Quality and Health Data Integrity, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, USA.
Introduction The patient-centered care model emphasizes patient autonomy in recovery, acknowledging each individual's unique journey. Despite challenges in the healthcare system, this model has gained traction nationwide. Advances in healthcare technology have highlighted obstacles to independent decision-making.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Cardiol
December 2024
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 870 Quarry Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Background: Only 3 % of children in sub-Saharan Africa with congenital heart disease (CHD) have access to life-saving surgery. There is an urgent need to scale up the volume of cardiac procedures. Cost-utility analysis can assess the health economic impacts of performing congenital heart surgery in this region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJAMA Netw Open
December 2024
Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Importance: Higher pediatric readiness has been associated with improved quality and outcomes of care for children. Pediatric emergency care coordinators (PECCs) are a component of pediatric readiness, but the specific association between PECCs and quality-of-care measures is undefined.
Objective: To examine the association between PECC presence and emergency department (ED) performance as reflected by quality-of-care measures.
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