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Introduction The opioid epidemic is a critical public health crisis, with opioid overdose deaths being a leading cause of injury-related deaths in the United States. Dermatology, though a small contributor to overall opioid prescriptions, still accounts for over 700,000 opioid pills annually. Reducing opioid prescribing in this specialty has been challenging due to limited comprehensive research.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia.
Background: Proximal humerus fractures (PHF) are common with approximately 30% requiring surgical intervention. This ranges from open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) to shoulder arthroplasty (including hemiarthroplasty, total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA)). The aim of this study was to assess trends in operative interventions for PHF in an Australian population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGuideline Concordant Extended Pharmacologic Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Utilization After Colorectal Cancer Resection Is Low Regardless of Patient Factors or Hospital Characteristics.
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Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
Background: Venous thromboembolism after colorectal cancer resection is common and highly morbid. Extended pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after cancer surgery lowers venous thromboembolism risk and is recommended by major professional societies. Adherence is low in contemporary local and regional studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrivate-Sector Readmissions for Inpatient Surgery in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals.
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December 2024
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Importance: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reports multiple indicators of hospital surgical performance, including hospital risk-standardized 30-day readmission rates (RSRRs). Currently, most routinely reported measures do not include readmissions that occur outside VHA hospitals. The impact of readmissions outside the VHA on hospital RSRR is not known.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAge-friendly CMS measure implementation: Leveraging geriatric quality programs in an age-friendly health system.
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The age-friendly approach ensures older adults receive care that optimizes their well-being, particularly through episodes of illness and at end-of-life. Geriatric clinical quality organizations, including NICHE, establish age-friendly standards and provide education and implementation resources to healthcare organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will require organizations participating in the inpatient prospective payment system and the long-term care hospital payment system to submit data about compliance with the Age-Friendly Measure starting in 2025.
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