Anna L. Parks, MD; Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc
JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):161. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7883
Mitchell H. Katz, MD
JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):162-163. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.8433
Physician Work Environment and Well-Being
Lara Goitein, MD; Patrick G. O鈥橫alley, MD, MPH; Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc
JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):164-165. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7688
Donna M. Zulman, MD, MS; Christine Pal Chee, PhD; Stephen C. Ezeji-Okoye, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):166-175. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.8021
This randomized clinical trial of a Veterans Affairs intensive outpatient care program evaluates how augmenting the Veterans Affairs medical home with an intensive management program influences high-need patients鈥� costs, health care utilization, and experience.
Lars G. Hemkens, MD, MPH; Ramon Saccilotto, MD; Selene Leon Reyes, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):176-183. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.8040
This randomized trial examines the effect of giving quarterly antibiotic prescription feedback to primary care physicians in Switzerland over the course of 2 years.
Ashley B. Irish, MD; Andrea K. Viecelli, MD; Carmel M. Hawley, MD, MMedSci; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):184-193. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.8029
This randomized clinical trial evaluates whether fish oil or aspirin vs placebo is effective in reducing arteriovenous fistula failure in patients requiring hemodialysis.
Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, MPH, PhD; Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD; Jose F. Figueroa, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):206-213. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7875
This cross-sectional study examines whether patient mortality and readmission rates differ between hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries treated by male or female physicians.
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Podcast:
Outcomes of Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries Treated by Male vs Female Physicians (JAMA Internal Medicine)
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Editorial
Women in Medicine and Patient Outcomes: Equal Rights for Better Work?
Anna L. Parks, MD; Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc
JAMA Intern Med
Health Care Reform
Amol S. Navathe, MD, PhD; Andrea B. Troxel, ScD; Joshua M. Liao, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):214-222. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.8263
This observational study analyzes changes in quality, internal hospital costs, and postacute care (PAC) spending for lower extremity joint replacement bundled payment episodes encompassing hospitalization and 30 days of PAC.
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Invited Commentary
Alternative Alternative Payment Models
Katherine Baicker, PhD; Michael E. Chernew, PhD
JAMA Intern Med
Zacharias Mandalenakis, PhD; Annika Rosengren, PhD; Kristofer Skoglund, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):224-230. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7765
This population-based cohort study uses patient and death registry data to assess changes in the survival rates of children with congenital heart defects in Sweden from 1970 to 1993.
Martin J. London, MD; Gregory G. Schwartz, MD, PhD; Kwan Hur, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):231-242. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.8005
This cohort study evaluates associations of early perioperative statin use with outcomes in a national cohort of patients in the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program database who underwent noncardiac surgery.
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Invited Commentary
Perioperative Statin Use in Noncardiac Surgery: Who and When?
Richard L. Weinberg, MD, PhD; Kim A. Eagle, MD
JAMA Intern Med
Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH; Amy Catherine Hulberg, MPP; Sara Standish, MBA; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):244-252. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7691
This difference-in-difference evaluation of Health Leads was performed to determine if helping patients meet resource needs, such as difficulty affording food, housing, or medications, improves cardiometabolic clinical outcomes.
Michael A. Steinman, MD; Andrew R. Zullo, PharmD, ScM; Yoojin Lee, MS, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(2):254-262. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7701
This cohort study uses Minimum Data Set and Medicare claims data to assess the association of 尾-blocker use after acute myocardial infarction with functional decline, mortality, and rehospitalization among long-stay nursing home residents.
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Invited Commentary
Guideline-Based Prescribing in Frail Elderly Patients
Jennifer Tjia, MD, MSCE; Kate Lapane, PhD
JAMA Intern Med