Thanks to JAMA Network Open for publishing the results of our PHARM-DC pragmatic trial: https://t.co/SeswT12pr9 Hospitals should focus intensive pharmacist transitions interventions on older patients with polypharmacy AND low health literacy.
Reminder that the deadline for applications to the Harvard Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness is December 1. Spread the word to clinicians interested in getting excellent training in clinical research! https://t.co/ylNBF7Cq8z @ProgClinEffect
.@massgovernor, please support #SchoolMealsforAll in the final FY24 state budget and ensure this resource remains available to all students permanently! It’s time for Massachusetts to invest in the well-being and future of our children #FeedKidsMA@projectbread
Want to start (or improve) a med rec program at your hospital? Shameless plug for SHM's MARQUIS Med Rec Collaborative. @SocietyHospMed https://t.co/f5VhhSW6z7 #medwreck
Thank you to BMJ Quality and Safety for publishing our manuscript - what works in med rec! It provides concrete advice on the most important components of successful programs. Please RT! @BwhDgim@BrighamHMU https://t.co/sowxOXESbo
@qdtrinh@DBatesSafety@BwhDgim I hear you - it takes vision and leadership as well. (It also helps that Canada is single-payor...). Payment reform alone is not sufficient, but it would be a tremendous facilitator.
Thank you to the Boston Globe for publishing my Op Ed today, a tirade on fee-for-service medicine: https://t.co/NiMpALKIAk An over-simplification to be sure, but let's at least start the conversation with our patients about this important topic. @drjschnip@BwhDgim
@jeffreylinder@BostonGlobe Thanks, Jeff! With Maura Healey as our new governor, my hope is that Massachusetts has a chance to change the current system here (and maybe become a model for others).
Thank you to Annals of Internal Medicine for asking me to write a piece on medication reconciliation, published this week online in Annals for Hospitalists! https://t.co/pYVrAugevn
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Most patients in need of post-hospitalization rehabilitation don't want to go to a facility. This could solve this problem in a cost-effective, patient-centered way.
Thanks to the HOMERuN COVID Collaborative for turning around our newsletter on how hospitals can deal with the latest surge in record time! https://t.co/l4DEudg2Od @HOMERuN_Network
@PaulSaxMD In all other cases, post-test probability is intermediate, and you need a second test: either a second antigen test in 24-48 hours or a PCR.
@PaulSaxMD I agree - it all comes back to Bayes' Theorem: if pre-test probability is high (e.g., exposed or symptomatic), then a positive test rules it in. If pre-test probability is low (e.g., not exposed and not symptomatic), then a negative test rules it out.
Thank you to the Boston Globe for publishing my Op-Ed piece this morning on the COVID-19 pandemic. https://t.co/oUypTNhxBF And thank you to @AimeeGindin for her help editing it. If it changes just one person's behavior, it will be worth it. #hospitalmedicine#brighamdgim