Annals of internal medicine
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Lynch JB, Davitkov P, Anderson DJ, et al. Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines on infection prevention for health care personnel caring for patients with suspected or known COVID-19. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. [Epub ahead of print.] 32716496.
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Under the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) program, bundled paymtents for lower-extremity joint replacement (LEJR) are associated with 2% to 4% cost savings with stable quality among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. However, BPCI may prompt practice changes that benefit all patients, not just fee-for-service beneficiaries. ⋯ Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Goldberg EM, Marks SJ, Resnik LJ, et al. Can an emergency department-initiated intervention prevent subsequent falls and health care use in older adults? A randomized controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2020;76:739-50. 32854965.
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Practice Guideline
Should Remdesivir Be Used for the Treatment of Patients With COVID-19? Rapid, Living Practice Points From the American College of Physicians (Version 1).
These rapid and living practice points from the American College of Physicians address the effectiveness and harms of remdesivir treatment in patients with COVID-19.
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Pandemics disrupt traditional health care operations by overwhelming system resource capacity but also create opportunities for care innovation. ⋯ Atrium Health.