- Use of the modified early warning score and serum lactate to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in hematology-oncology patients: a quality improvement studyRobert S Young
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Am J Med Qual 29:530-7. 2014..85) and a preventable codes odds ratio of 0.25 (95% confidence interval = 0.07-0.82). At the study team's institution, implementation of this protocol reduced codes and preventable codes without an associated increase in ICU transfers. ..
- Hospitalists' lack of knowledge of the Confusion Assessment Method: a barrier to systematic validated delirium surveillanceRobert S Young
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Hosp Pract (1995) 40:56-63. 2012..The CAM, due to its test characteristics and ease of use, is an ideal physician instrument for systematic inpatient delirium screening; however, little is known about hospitalists' knowledge of the CAM...
- Interventions to reduce 30-day rehospitalization: a systematic reviewLuke O Hansen
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Ann Intern Med 155:520-8. 2011..About 1 in 5 Medicare fee-for-service patients discharged from the hospital is rehospitalized within 30 days. Beginning in 2013, hospitals with high risk-standardized readmission rates will be subject to a Medicare reimbursement penalty...