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Mashup Score: 0Stewardship Prompts to Improve Antibiotic Selection for Pneumonia and Urinary Tract Infection - 20 day(s) ago
Can real-time EHR–generated recommendations safely reduce antibiotic use in hospitalized patients with pneumonia or UTI? Shruti K. Gohil, MD, MPH, of the University of California-Irvine, joins JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, to discuss the INSPIRE randomized clinical trial.
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Approximately half of hospitalized adults in the US receive antibiotics, with pneumonia and urinary tract infection (UTI) being the 2 most frequent indications.1 Estimates suggest about 30% of all antibiotics prescribed in US hospitals are either unnecessary or suboptimal,2 and extended-spectrum…
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This clinical trial evaluates whether computerized provider order entry prompts providing patient- and pathogen-specific multidrug-resistant organism risk estimates could reduce use of empiric extended-spectrum antibiotics for treatment of urinary tract infections.
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Many people operate from the belief that there’s too much to do and they can’t afford to pause during their workday. But taking effective breaks is essential to preventing burnout. In this article, the author outlines eight strategies to try to build more breaks into your day.
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Mashup Score: 0Don’t Underestimate the Power of Small Breaks During a Busy Workday - 1 month(s) ago
Many people operate from the belief that there’s too much to do and they can’t afford to pause during their workday. But taking effective breaks is essential to preventing burnout. In this article, the author outlines eight strategies to try to build more breaks into your day.
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Mashup Score: 48 Essential Qualities of Successful Leaders - 1 month(s) ago
Becoming a great leader is a journey of continuous learning and growth. It’s a process — one that thrives on embracing challenges, seeking feedback, fostering connections, and cultivating understanding. In this article, the author outlines the eight most essential leadership qualities, according to Harvard Business School professor Linda Hill, one of the world’s top experts on leadership. Star leaders aren’t born with superhuman capabilities, Linda explains. Rather, they tend to have intentionally put themselves in situations where they have to learn, adapt, and grow — a crucible for developing the tenacity and fortitude to motivate and guide others.
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The number of children and adolescents presenting to hospitals with mental health conditions has increased markedly over the past decade. A dearth of pediatric mental health resources prevents delivering definitive psychiatric care to this population at many hospitals; thus, children and adolescents must wait at a medical facility until appropriate…
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Utility of routine post-admission testing for SARS-CoV-2 in a rehabilitation facility – Volume 4 Issue 1
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Mashup Score: 5Preventing unnecessary urine cultures at a Veteran’s affairs healthcare system | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core - 1 month(s) ago
Preventing unnecessary urine cultures at a Veteran’s affairs healthcare system
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VA Portland Health Care System moved away from U/A with reflex urine culture. 33% ⬇️ in urine cultures, ⬆️ in urine culture positivity (36% -> 46%), ⬇️ in CAUTI rate per 1,000 catheter days (1.38 -> 0.56, NS). 38% of orders post-intervention were U/A only. https://t.co/tdsesmr9Ar https://t.co/s6wFBlqTrm
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Mashup Score: 20Experience with 4-month rifapentine and moxifloxacin-based tuberculosis treatment in San Francisco - 1 month(s) ago
AbstractBackground. A multi-country randomized controlled trial has demonstrated that pan-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) can be successfully treat
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Lead author podcast: https://t.co/e76RAtwPp1. #INSPIRE #Stewardship @JAMA_current