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D Johnson

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Physician profiling decreases inpatient length of stay even with aggressive quality management.

It has been well demonstrated that physician profiling for specific diagnosis-related groups or critical interventions modifies physician behavior. The question this study evaluated was whether the addition of a physician profile that displays average length of stay for all cases admitted to the hospital for the defined period of time modified physician practices in an institution that has well-organized and well-integrated Quality Management, Utilization Review, Discharge Planning, and Social Work Departments. The results of this study demonstrate a positive effect of the physician profile in regard to changes in average length of stay.

Benchmarking↗
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Cardiac tamponade by loculated pericardial hematoma following open heart surgery: diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography.

Loculated pericardial hematoma following open heart surgery may cause significant hemodynamic compromise. Recognition of this entity may be delayed because of the absence of the classical signs of cardiac tamponade. A 54-year-old woman is described in whom transesophageal echocardiography allowed rapid diagnosis of right atrial compression by a pericardial hematoma, following mitral valve replacement. Transesophageal echocardiography should be considered for the detection of posterior loculated pericardial hematoma in the hypotensive cardiac surgical patient with a suboptimal transthoracic echocardiogram.

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The need for rest.

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Abuse of the elderly.

The phenomenon of elder abuse is beginning to be recognized by health professionals. However, many cases probably are overlooked. The proposed screening protocol suggests subjective and objective data collection drawn from the available literature on battered elders and on the child abuse model. The identification of neglect and abuse victims provides, first, a needed addition to health care of the elderly and service to those who need it; and second, a population for further research into the characteristics of abusing families. This research is essential to the primary prevention of the abuse and neglect of the elderly.

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Automation of the birth registry log book.

If available resources are limited, a computer novice with basic computer skills can develop and implement an electronic database management system. Commitment and determination to automate manual record keeping of birth registry data are crucial. Some of the database software systems available today were designed to be user friendly. Product reviews published in personal computer magazines will assist an end user to find such user-friendly programs. Once a system is selected and implemented, data can be easily retrieved and used for simple to advanced database functions. Hospital statistics, state-required maternity statistical reports, and research, quality assurance/quality improvement, staffing justification, market research, and critical path variance reports will benefit from the wide array of data manipulation techniques.

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