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Researchers found that the mental health appointment show rates among children and young adults in a children's hospital rose from 67% to 77% after the implementation of quality improvement initiatives, including an electronic mental health/social work service referral system and a social work follow-up protocol. The findings in Pediatrics also showed an increase in scheduling first appointments after the implementation of the QI programs. 2 Minute Medicine (10/3)
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Babies born at 34 weeks' gestation or older accounted for 75% of admissions and 69% of hospitalized days in the NICU, but only 15% of such infants had high acuity, while 10% were discharged after three days or less, according to a study in Pediatrics. The findings should prompt more studies on NICU admission attributes for the development of appropriate NICU use guidelines, researchers said. 2 Minute Medicine (10/3)
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Hospital readmission and mortality risks were higher for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with comorbidities, researchers reported in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. These patients also were less likely to be treated with steroids and antibiotics. Physician's Briefing/HealthDay News (10/1)
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Hybrid direct primary care models offer concierge care as a choice rather than requiring all patients in the practice to participate. Critics contend this type of model encourages two-tiered medical care, but Concierge Choice Physicians CEO Wayne Lipton says it is fairer to patients and does not require physicians to make major practice changes. MedPage Today (free registration) (10/2)
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Remote patient monitoring programs can reduce hospital readmissions, admissions and emergency department visits and improve patient satisfaction, a KLAS Research report showed. The survey of 25 groups using remote patient monitoring systems found other benefits included reductions in health costs and improved medication compliance. Becker's Hospital Review (10/3)
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Hackers who can remotely access a health care organization's computer system is the top health IT hazard for 2019, followed by "clean" mattresses that can leak body fluids, retained sponges, ventilator alarms that are improperly set and mishandling of flexible endoscopes after disinfection, according to a report released by the ECRI Institute. Rounding out the list are mixing up flow rate with dose rate, physiologic monitor alarm settings that are improperly customized, risk of injuries from overhead patient lift systems, cleaning fluids leaking into electrical components, and battery charging systems and practices that are flawed. Becker's Health IT & CIO Report (10/2)
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