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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
February 2025
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Purpose: To characterize long-term effects of COVID-19 among older adults (aged ≥ 65 years).
Methods: This retrospective descriptive study utilized Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries' claims to characterize post-COVID condition diagnosis code usage, long COVID (defined as post-COVID condition diagnoses made ≥ 28 days after an initial COVID-19 diagnosis) incidence, patient demographics, and concurrent diagnoses.
Results: During April 1, 2020 to May 21, 2022, 193 691 (0.
J Patient Saf
January 2025
Department of Surgery, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Background: PSI-90, a composite measure comprising ten indicators, reflects the quality of care during hospital stays. The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP), a Centers for Medicare and Medical Services (CMS) program, assesses hospital performance based on quality measures, including PSI-90, with financial implications for poor performers.
Objectives: To evaluate PSI events, establish workflows for accurate documentation, and foster collaboration across clinical and administrative teams, with the ultimate objective of reducing PSI events.
Unlabelled: Policy Points A redirection of measurement in health care from a narrow focus on diseases and care processes towards assessing whole person health, as perceived by the person themself, may provide a galvanizing view of how health care can best meet the needs of people and help patients feel heard, seen, and understood by their care team. This review identifies key tensions to navigate as well as four overarching categories of whole person health for consideration in developing an instrument optimized for clinical practice. The categories (body and mind, relationships, living environment and finances, and engagement in daily life) include nine constituent domains.
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January 2025
The Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Background: Dementia represents a growing healthcare challenge in the United States. The Care Ecosystem, an effective collaborative care model, bridges medical and social care needs for individuals with dementia. The purpose of this study was to describe how the Care Ecosystem has been disseminated and the lessons learned from this experience.
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February 2025
Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine was rapidly deployed to meet the clinical needs of patients with rheumatic diseases worldwide. Rheumatologists were forced to care for patients with all rheumatic diseases, regardless of disease activity, and limited evidence was available to guide provider decision-making regarding telemedicine appropriateness for outpatient rheumatology encounters. As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed, the ongoing provision of rheumatology telemedicine care in the U.
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