New research by Jessica Cyr & colleagues reveals that while #AlcoholUseDisorder medications don't impact post-discharge outcomes, referral to a residential program significantly lowers readmission rates and boosts abstinence. Read more in Journal of Hospital Medicine: …mpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jh…

RCT: A digital health literacy-informed intervention as part of pediatric primary care significantly improved weight-for-length trajectories in infants over 24 months. ja.ma/4eaG46O #OW2024

On Nov. 11, Duke will honor the service of U.S. military veterans during the annual Veterans Day ceremony in Duke University Chapel. Duke is home to 2,304 staff and faculty who identify as veterans. @dukeu @dukehealth @dukechapel Durham VA Health Care System today.duke.edu/2024/11/honor-…

🏆Congratulations to #Hospitalist @LaraAHayes who was awarded the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine MedExcellence Southwick Prize for Clincal Excellence and Teaching! m.youtube.com/watch?v=gx_0bf…

🆕 study published in BMJ Quality & Safety: ❗ only 1.1% of potentially serious prescribing errors identified by staff in paediatric hospitals are reported via incident reporting systems. ❗90% of errors leading to actual patient harm go unreported. Ling Li Johanna Westbrook Magda Raban

We honor veterans for their selfless service to country. Their sacrifices & commitment protect the freedoms we enjoy. We are especially grateful for the hundreds of military veterans at Duke Health who have served and continue to serve our country and community. Thank you to all!

📣 BMJ Quality & Safety has an exciting vacancy for an enthusiastic Blog Editor to drive the journal’s web presence worldwide! 📕 The position includes reading relevant papers, writing and posting suitable blogs, and coordinating the process for selecting and publicising our top 10

Our phase I study of 2 doses of exogenous ketones detailing PK and metabolic profiling in HFrEF by background SGLT2i Simpub #AHA24 & JACC Journals #JACCBTS jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… 🙏 Svati Shah Margulies Lab Robert Mentz, MD Marat Fudim, MD MHS and outstanding team Duke Heart Duke MPI

Even if there's a government shutdown, Veterans will still be able to access their health care, benefits, and memorial services from VA. Please keep your scheduled health care appointments. Learn more about what a shutdown means for Veterans: department.va.gov/contingency-pl…

🍷❄️ Recovery doesn’t hibernate! Medications and follow-up in alcohol-use disorder reduces readmissions & boosts outcomes. 🔗: doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13… ✍️: Craig Gunderson Anand Jagannath Joel Boggan @jeydithMd Matt Ronan Andrea Smeraglio @jaclynvargasMD 🖼️: #VisualAbstract by Jen Readlynn, MD, FHM (she/her)

🚨🔬 💊 This review provides an overview of the strategies and factors reported to influence implementation of three commonly used safety practices: i) rapid response systems ii) antibiotic stewardship iii) medication reconciliation Find out more here 👇

⚓️Fair winds and following seas, Sir. We have the watch. 🇺🇸

A new issue of Annals is online now. Read the latest on race and access to #lungcancer screening; post-discharge contact and patient outcomes; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease; and more. bit.ly/4fI53zQ

A systematic review of randomized and nonrandomized trials found that post discharge contacts 7 days after hospitalization did not reduce emergency department use or readmissions compared to usual care. According to the study authors, these findings suggest that health systems

Despite widespread implementation of brief, often 1-call, hospital discharge follow-up contacts, our systematic review demonstrates scant evidence supporting their impact on 30-day acute care utilization. annals.org/aim/article/do…

This Annals Video Summary describes findings from a review of studies examining the effectiveness of post discharge contact strategies on health care usage and patient satisfaction. Watch the video and find a link to the review here: bit.ly/4gVzi6T

Read some of the latest in @ACPHospitalist: bit.ly/3Vc8TJk 🔸 Q&A: A phone call is not enough 🔸 Nonopioid approved for moderate to severe pain 🔸 Thrombectomy fails to provide benefit in stroke with medium, distal occlusions

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At VA hospitals, patients awaiting #guardianship have prolonged length of stay and higher rates of adverse events. The implications of this can translate to non-VA patients and inform health policy. Read more here: buff.ly/LQIHQrz

New in #JGIM: Vietnam veterans are increasingly hospitalized outside the VA. This #scopingreview equips internists with insights on service-related exposures to guide high-quality inpt care. 👉 buff.ly/RLQXmd0 #VeteranHealth #MedTwitter Robert Miller; Mary Ann