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    • Underreporting of Quality Measures and Associated Facility Characteristics and Racial Disparities in US Nursing Home Ratings
      JAMA Network Open
      Research
      May 23, 2023

      This quality improvement study assesses facility-reported rates of major injury falls and pressure ulcers in nursing homes across the US and investigates whether nursing home characteristics are associated with underreporting of these measures.

      Health Policy Health Inequities Wound Care, Infection, Healing Geriatrics Health Disparities
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    • Trends in Adverse Event Rates in Hospitalized Patients, 2010-2019
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      July 12, 2022

      This serial cross-sectional study used data from the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System for 2010 to 2019 to determine the change in the rate of adverse events in hospitalized patients.

      Health Care Quality Health Policy Cardiology Heart Failure Pulmonary Medicine
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    • Necrotic Plaques on the Ears of a Patient With COVID-19
      JAMA Dermatology
      Case Report
      May 1, 2022

      A man in his 40s with a history of factor VII deficiency hemophilia presented with respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19, and developed erythematous and edematous necrotic plaques of the bilateral ears 3 days after admission. What is your diagnosis?

      Dermatology Infectious Diseases Otolaryngology Sepsis Clinical Challenge
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    • Evaluation of Patients’ Adverse Events During Contact Isolation for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Using a Matched Cohort Study With Propensity Score
      JAMA Network Open
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      March 10, 2022

      This cohort study compares the incidence of adverse events between a contact isolation group with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus and a matched comparison group using full electronic medical records of adults in Korea.

      Infectious Diseases Health Care Safety Infection Control
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    • Incremental Health Care Expenditure of Chronic Cutaneous Ulcers in the United States
      JAMA Dermatology
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      June 1, 2019

      This analysis of data from the US Medical Expenditure Panel Survey estimates the incremental health care costs among patients with chronic cutaneous ulcers.

      Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment Dermatology
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    • Management of Chronic Wounds—2018
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      October 9, 2018

      This Clinical Update summarizes options for chronic wound management in ambulatory settings, including use of standard gauze, negative-pressure wound therapy, advanced dressings (alginates, foams, hydrocolloids, and hydrogels), and adjuvant wound therapies.

      Wound Care, Infection, Healing Dermatology Surgery Venous Leg Ulcers
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    • Pedicled Flap Reconstruction for Patients With Pressure Ulcers: Complications and Resource Utilization by Ulcer Site
      JAMA Surgery
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      January 1, 2016

      This study identifies the factors associated with flap-related complications and increased resource utilization in patients with pressure ulcers.

      Dermatology Pulmonary Medicine Surgery Nephrology Health Care Safety
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    • In Search of a Proportionate Funding in Medicine
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      June 1, 2015
      Dermatology Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment Research, Methods, Statistics Academic Medicine Surgery
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    • Enriched Formula Supplement Aids in Pressure Ulcer Healing
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      March 24, 2015
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    • Incentivizing “Structures” Over “Outcomes” to Bridge the Knowing-Doing Gap
      JAMA Internal Medicine
      Opinion
      March 1, 2015
      Health Care Quality Dermatology Nursing Sepsis Infectious Diseases
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    • Effect of Medicare’s Nonpayment for Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Lessons for Future Policy
      JAMA Internal Medicine
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      March 1, 2015

      This quasi-experimental study shows an association between the institution of the Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative and improvements in central line–associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections, but not in hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and injurious inpatient falls.

      Critical Care Medicine Infectious Diseases Sepsis Resuscitation Infection Control
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    • Association Between Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Indicators and Hospital Readmissions
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      October 15, 2014

      This article reports that among Medicare beneficiaries discharged to a skilled nursing facility after hospitalization, rates of readmission or death were not different according to facility performance metrics.

      Geriatrics Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment Dermatology Health Care Quality
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    • Frequency of Debridements and Time to Heal: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 312 744 Wounds
      JAMA Dermatology
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      September 1, 2013

      Wilcox and coauthors investigate healing outcomes and debridement frequency in a large wound data set. See Invited Comentary by Lebrun and Kirsner.

      Wound Care, Infection, Healing Diabetes and Endocrinology Diabetes Dermatology Trauma and Injury
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    • Tube Feeding and Pressure Ulcers: Comment on “Feeding Tubes and the Prevention or Healing of Pressure Ulcers”
      JAMA Internal Medicine
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      May 14, 2012
      Nutrition Dermatology Medical Devices and Equipment
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    • Feeding Tubes and the Prevention or Healing of Pressure Ulcers
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      May 14, 2012
      Medical Devices and Equipment Dermatology Medical Education and Training Neurology Dementia and Cognitive Impairment
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    • Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Long-term Care: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis
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      November 14, 2011
      Dermatology Geriatrics Medical Education and Training Urology
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    • Racial Disparities in Rates of Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Homes and Site of Care
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      July 13, 2011
      Dermatology Geriatrics Health Disparities
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    • Association of Race and Sites of Care With Pressure Ulcers in High-Risk Nursing Home Residents
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      July 13, 2011
      Dermatology Geriatrics Health Disparities Medical Education and Training
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    • Perforated Ischiogluteal Bursitis Mimicking a Gluteal Decubitus Ulcer in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury: Report of 2 Cases
      JAMA Dermatology
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      August 1, 2010
      Dermatology Neurology Rheumatology Spinal Cord Disorders
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    • Measuring Preventable Harm: Helping Science Keep Pace With Policy
      JAMA
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      March 25, 2009
      Critical Care Medicine Dermatology Infectious Diseases Health Care Safety Sepsis
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