Hospital Medicine
Original Research
Implementation and Evaluation of a 90-Minute Rituximab Infusion Protocol at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center
To support the safe implementation of a 90-minute rapid infusion protocol for rituximab, physicians, pharmacists, and nurses were educated on...
Original Research
Assessment of Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy Utilization in the Indian Health Service
Using the Veterans Affairs Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy presents unique challenges to Indian Health System pharmacy workflow but can...
Conference Coverage
Beefed up inpatient/outpatient care transition is key to suicide prevention
Suicide risk is increased 300-fold during first week after inpatient psychiatric discharge.
Original Research
Gap Analysis for the Conversion to Area Under the Curve Vancomycin Monitoring in a Small Rural Hospital
Implementation strategies from tertiary care facilities can be utilized successfully in smaller hospitals, making area under the curve-based...
Clinical Review
Open Clinical Trials for Patients With COVID-19
Finding effective treatment or a vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (...
Original Research
Analysis of Pharmacist Interventions Used to Resolve Safety Target of Polypharmacy (STOP) Drug Interactions
A quality improvement analysis supports the complementary use of protocols and pharmacist interventions to resolve statin drug interactions.
Conference Coverage
Robotic and manual total knee arthroplasty found at least comparable
Robotic arm–assisted total knee arthroplasty offers similar outcomes relative to manual procedures.
News
AHA offers advice on prehospital acute stroke triage amid COVID-19
A key goal is to ensure timely transfer of patients while minimizing the risk of infectious exposure for EMS personnel, coworkers, and other...
Original Research
Where Dysphagia Begins: Polypharmacy and Xerostomia
Heightened awareness regarding the signs and symptoms of xerostomia and the risks presented by polypharmacy and other factors is needed to improve...
Original Research
Urgent and Emergent Eye Care Strategies to Protect Against COVID-19
For emergent in-person eye care appointments when telehealth encounters are not appropriate, careful and appropriate adherence to recommended...