Gabriella C. Silva, MA; Lan Jiang, MS; Roee Gutman, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(3):347-355. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.5970
This observational time-trend study compares trends in 30-day mortality rates among veterans hospitalized with heart failure and pneumonia when claims-based vs clinical variables are used in risk-adjustment models.
Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil; Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, MD, MPH; Eunhee Choi, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(3):357-366. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6010
This cross-sectional study evaluates differences in intensity of care and mortality between homeless and nonhomeless individuals hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiac arrest, or heart failure.
Wei Bao, MD, PhD; Buyun Liu, MD, PhD; Derek W. Simonsen; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(3):367-374. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6019
This cohort study uses data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted from 1999 to 2002 to investigate whether exposure to pyrethroid insecticides is associated with the risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality in the general US adult population.
Gulraj S. Matharu, DPhil; Setor K. Kunutsor, PhD; Andrew Judge, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(3):376-384. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6108
This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials assesses the effectiveness and safety of aspirin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after total hip replacement and total knee replacement.
Ellen P. McCarthy, PhD, MPH; Jessica A. Ogarek, MS; Lacey Loomer, MSPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(3):385-394. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6130
This cross-sectional study uses Minimum Data Set assessments to investigate the hospital transfer rates among nursing home residents in the United States with advanced illness between 2011 and 2017 after the introduction of national initiatives to reduce hospitalizations.
Physician Work Environment and Well-Being
Sumit D. Agarwal, MD, MPH; Erika Pabo, MD, MBA; Ronen Rozenblum, PhD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(3):395-401. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6326
This qualitative study identifies sources of burnout and potential remedies after conducting focus group discussions and interviews among primary care practitioners at a large US academic medical center.
Chi-yuan Hsu, MD, MSc; Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhD; Steven Coca, DO, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(3):402-410. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6390
This cohort study quantifies whether proteinuria after hospital discharge is associated with future loss of renal function among patients who had acute kidney injury during hospitalization.
Kathryn L. Burgio, PhD; Stephen R. Kraus, MD; Theodore M. Johnson II, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(3):411-419. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6398
This randomized clinical trial evaluates whether combining behavioral and drug therapies improves outcomes compared with each therapy alone for overactive bladder symptoms in men and compares 3 sequences for implementing combined therapy.
Ricky D. Turgeon, BSc(Pharm), PharmD; Sheri L. Koshman, BSc(Pharm), PharmD; Erik Youngson, MMath; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(3):420-428. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6447
This cohort study compares the risk of major adverse coronary events (MACE) associated with use of ticagrelor vs clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndrome treated with percutaneous coronary intervention.
Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD; Sebastian Daza, MA; Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(3):429-436. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6532
This cross-sectional study uses county-level data to assess the association of social mobility with income-related differences in life expectancy of individuals at age 40 years in the United States.
Health Care Policy and Law
Laura Hawks, MD; David U. Himmelstein, MD; Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(3):439-448. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6538
This survey study identifies changes in unmet need for physician services among insured and uninsured adults aged 18 to 64 years in the United States from the 1998 and 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys.
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Podcast:
Trends in Unmet Need for Physician and Preventive Services in the United States, 1998 to 2017