November 1, 2022 Issue of JAMA Internal Medicine

November 2022, Vol 182, No. 11, Pages 1114-1235

Viewpoint

Advancing Communication and Decision-making for Older Adults Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities鈥擭ot Where but Why?

Sandra Shi, MD, MPH; Tamra Keeney, DPT, PhD; Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1115-1116. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4080

This Viewpoint addresses the active role that clinicians can take in communicating with older patients in postacute care as they reflect and make decisions regarding their future.

Original Investigation

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Perioperative Gabapentin Use and In-Hospital Adverse Clinical Events Among Older Adults After Major Surgery

Chan Mi Park, MD, MPH; Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH; Edward R. Marcantonio, MD, ScM; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1117-1127. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3680

This cohort study examines whether perioperative gabapentin use among older adults after major surgery is associated with in-hospital adverse clinical events.

Effects of Real-time Prescription Benefit Recommendations on Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

Sunita M. Desai, PhD; Alan Z. Chen, MS; Jiejie Wang, MS; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1129-1137. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3946

This cluster randomized trial of medical practices in a large urban academic health system investigates how real-time prescription benefit recommendations affect out-of-pocket costs for medications.

Prospective Associations of Daily Step Counts and Intensity With Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence and Mortality and All-Cause Mortality

Borja del Pozo Cruz, PhD; Matthew N. Ahmadi, PhD; I-Min Lee, MBBS, ScD; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1139-1148. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4000

This population-based prospective cohort study using UK Biobank data for 78 500 individuals with 7 years of follow-up examines associations of daily step counts and intensity with all-cause mortality and cancer and cardiovascular disease鈥搑elated morbidity and mortality.

Association of Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy With Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children

Elizabeth A. Suarez, MPH, PhD; Brian T. Bateman, MD, MS; Sonia Hernández-Díaz, MD, DrPH; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1149-1160. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4268

This cohort study evaluates the association between antidepressant use in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children.

Development and External Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia

W. James Deardorff, MD; Deborah E. Barnes, PhD, MPH; Sun Y. Jeon, PhD; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1161-1170. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4326

This cohort study examines the accuracy of a novel model for predicting time to death in community-dwelling older adults with dementia.

Anesthesia Care for Cataract Surgery in Medicare Beneficiaries

Dhivya Perumal, MD; R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA; Siqi Gan, MPH; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1171-1180. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4333

This cohort study examines predictors of anesthesia care in Medicare beneficiaries undergoing cataract surgery and anesthesia care for cataract surgery compared with other elective, low-risk, outpatient procedures.

Association of UV Radiation Exposure, Diagnostic Scrutiny, and Melanoma Incidence in US Counties

Adewole S. Adamson, MD, MPP; Heather Welch, MSc; H. Gilbert Welch, MD, MPH

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1181-1189. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4342

This cross-sectional ecological study assesses the association of proxies for UV radiation exposure and diagnostic scrutiny with geographical patterns of melanoma incidence in the US.

Physician Work Environment and Well-Being

Effect of Increased Interprofessional Familiarity on Team Performance, Communication, and Psychological Safety on Inpatient Medical Teams: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Christiana A. Iyasere, MD, MBA; Jonathan Wing, MD; J. Naomi Martel, RN, MSN; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1190-1198. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4373

This randomized clinical trial determines the effect of increased interprofessional familiarity between medical residents and nurses on inpatient medical team performance, communication, and psychological safety.

Invited Commentary

Perioperative Gabapentin Use in Older Adults: Revisiting Multimodal Pain Management

Tasce Bongiovanni, MD, MPP, MHS; Timothy S. Anderson, MD, MAS; Zachary A. Marcum, PharmD, PhD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1127-1128. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3757

Real-time Prescription Benefit Tools鈥擳he Promise and Peril

Jordan Everson, PhD, MPP; Stacie B. Dusetzina, PhD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1137-1138. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3962

Health Care Policy and Law

Accountability of Health Care Executives for Illegal Activities of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies

Jacob T. Elberg, JD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1205-1207. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4135

Health Care Policy and Law

The Price of Human and Veterinary Formulations of Common Medications鈥擯rice Discrimination and Innovation in Prescription Drug Markets

Eric Ward, MD; Michael Chernew, PhD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1218-1219. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3943

Podcast: The Price of Human and Veterinary Formulations of Common Medications

Health Care Reform

Curbing the Financial Incentives That Contribute to the High Prices of Prescription Drugs in the US

Sidney M. Wolfe, MD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1219-1221. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3959

Podcast: The Price of Human and Veterinary Formulations of Common Medications

Editor's Note

Protecting the Privacy of Individuals Seeking Abortion

Mitchell H. Katz, MD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1222-1223. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4211

Special Communication

Health Care Policy and Law

Holding Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Executives Accountable as Responsible Corporate Officers

C. Joseph Ross Daval, JD; Jerry Avorn, MD; Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1199-1205. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4138

This Special Communication examines the role of the Park doctrine in relation to other tools the Department of Justice has against misconduct by drug and medical device companies.

Research Letter

Price Comparison of Human and Veterinary Formulations of Common Medications

Waqas Haque, MD, MPH, MPhil; Satheesh Chencheri, DVM, PhD; Beth A. Virnig, PhD, MPH; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1216-1218. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3938

This cross-sectional study compares prices of commonly prescribed medications used to treat both humans and pets.

Health Care Policy and Law

Prevalence of Third-Party Tracking on Abortion Clinic Web Pages

Ari B. Friedman, MD, PhD; Lujo Bauer, PhD; Rachel Gonzales, BA; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1221-1222. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4208

This cross-sectional study assesses how often third-party domains use tracking data from visitors to abortion clinic web pages.

Editor's Note
Protecting the Privacy of Individuals Seeking Abortion
Mitchell H. Katz, MD

JAMA Intern Med

Health Care Policy and Law

Fulfillment of Postmarket Commitments and Requirements for New Drugs Approved by the FDA, 2013-2016

Beatrice L. Brown, MBE; Mayookha Mitra-Majumdar, MPH; Jonathan J. Darrow, SJD, JD, MBA; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1223-1226. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4226

This cohort study used the Drugs@FDA database to identify new drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and assess fulfillment of postmarket commitments and requirements.

Analysis of Patient-Focused Information About Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion on US Hospital Web Pages

Sanket S. Dhruva, MD, MHS; Robin Z. Ji, BA; Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1226-1229. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4287

This cross-sectional study examines information provided about left atrial appendage occlusion, particularly use of the Watchman device, on publicly available US hospital web pages.

Physician Attitudes About Using Life Expectancy to Inform Cancer Screening Cessation in Older Adults鈥擱esults From a National Survey

Nancy Li Schoenborn, MD, MHS; Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH; Craig Evan Pollack, MD, MHS

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1229-1231. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4316

This survey study assessed physicians鈥� attitudes about the use of life expectancy as a guide in the decision to stop cancer screening in older adults.

Challenges in Clinical Electrocardiography

Is It Really Alternating Bundle-Branch Block?

Li Wang, MS; Caiyun Duan, BS; Lan Ma, MS

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1208-1209. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3703

This case report describes the electrocardiogram findings of a patient in their 60s who was hospitalized with upper right quadrant discomfort for more than 10 days.

A Patient With Palpitations鈥擡xceptions Prove the Rule

Ramanathan Velayutham, MD; Chinmay Parale, MD; Dinakar Bootla, MD, DM

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1210-1211. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3813

This case report describes a patient with sudden-onset, intermittent episodes of palpitations for the past year and no associated syncopal episodes or giddiness.

The Imposter Dance of Alternating QRS Complexes

An-Li Yu, MD; Ying-Hsien Chen, MD; Po-Chih Lin, MD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1212-1213. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3965

This case report describes a patient in their late 50s with acute onset chest pain with diaphoresis.

PR Segment鈥擜 Neglected Electrocardiogram Profile in Acute Chest Pain

Shiwang Wang, MD; Yangyi Lin, MD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1214-1215. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4037

This case report describes a patient in their 40s who presented to the emergency department with acute chest pain.

JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page

My Loved One Is in the Intensive Care Unit鈥擶hat Should I Know?

Lara Goitein, MD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1235. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4132

This JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page describes how individuals can support loved ones while they are being cared for in the intensive care unit.

Comment & Response

Keeping Score鈥擜ppropriate and Timely Use of CACS

L. Samuel Wann, MD, MACC; R. Philip Eaton, MD; David S. Schade, MD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1231-1233. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3820

Editorial
Addition of Coronary Artery Calcium Scores to Primary Prevention Risk Estimation Models鈥�Primum Non Nocere
Robert J. Gallo, MD; David L. Brown, MD

JAMA Intern Med
- Podcast: Incremental Value of a Coronary Artery Calcium Score

Keeping Score鈥擜ppropriate and Timely Use of CACS

James Otton, MBBS, PhD; Christian Hamilton-Craig, MBBS, PhD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1233. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3823

Less Is More

Keeping Score鈥擜ppropriate and Timely Use of CACS鈥擱eply

Katy J. L. Bell, PhD; Lin Zhu, PhD; Paul Glasziou, PhD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1233-1234. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3826

Correction

Omission in Data Sharing Statement

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JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(11):1234. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5153

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