Original Research

Huddling for High-Performing Teams

Author:

Annette L. Gardner, PhD, MPH

Rebecca Shunk, MD

Maya Dulay, MD

Anna Strewler, MS, AGNP-BC

Bridget O’Brien, PhD

In short team huddles, trainees and PACT teamlets meet to coordinate care and identify ways to improve team processes under the guidance of...

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Original Research

Improved Transitional Care Through an Innovative Hospitalist Model: Expanding Clinician Practice From Acute to Subacute Care

Author:

Marcus D. Ruopp, MD

Amy W. Baughman, MD, MPH

Steven R. Simon, MD, MPH

Hospitalist physician rotations between acute inpatient hospitals and subacute care facilities with dedicated time in each environment may foster...

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Original Research

Reducing Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Older Veterans: A Direct-to-Consumer Educational Brochure

Author:

Margaret A. Mendes, PharmD

Jason P. Smith, PharmD

Jennifer Kryskalla Marin, PharmD

Mark Bounthavong, PharmD, MPH

Marcos K. Lau, PharmD

Juan l. Miranda, MHS

David Gray, PharmD

Maria Brown, PharmD

Peter Hauser, MD

This quality improvement project used an educational brochure to help older veterans reduce their benzodiazepine use.

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Original Research

What is the Relation Between PTSD and Medical Conditions?

Author:

Jack Tsai, PhD

Hayley Lindsey

Although the relation between posttraumatic stress disorder and inflammation remains unclear, it is evident that many people with PTSD have...

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Case Reports

Flexible Bronchoscopic Removal of 3 Foreign Objects

Author:

Javier Ramos-Rossy, MD

Onix Cantres, MD

Alfonso Torres, MD

Jesús Casal, MD

Yomayra Otero, MD

Ginger Arzon-Nieves

William Rodriguez-Cintrón, MD

Consider flexible bronchoscopy as an option to retrieve aspirated foreign bodies in the airway.

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Commentary

Transforming Primary Care Clinical Learning Environments to Optimize Education, Outcomes, and Satisfaction

Author:

Kathleen Klink

MD

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