BACKGROUND Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a major clinical problem and public health
concern. We developed and implemented a pilot hospitalist‐delivered academic detailing …

Objective Disparities in screening mammography use persists among low income women,
even those who are insured, despite the proven mortality benefit. A recent study reported …

Objective The hospitalist system in the United States has been considered successful in
terms of the quality of care and cost effectiveness. In Japan, however, its efficacy has not yet …

Background Most hospital patient meals are considered regular-diet meals; these meals are
not required to meet comprehensive nutrition standards for a healthy diet. Although …

Background: Efforts to increase mammographic screening for early detection of breast
cancer among women of lower socioeconomic class and ethnic minorities have been largely …

Lower rates for breast cancer screening persist among low income and uninsured women.
Although Medicare and many other insurance plans would pay for screening mammograms …

BACKGROUND: Data are limited on concurrent smoking and substance use among hospital
patients. To better inform hospital‐based intervention strategies, we evaluated the …

BACKGROUND: Our anecdotal observations suggested that hospitalized patients had
considerable time during the day when they were not occupied with diagnostic testing or …

The ongoing spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Southeast Asia has raised concern about a
worldwide influenza pandemic and has made clear the need to plan in advance for such an …

Introduction More than a third of hospitalized women are overdue or nonadherent to breast
cancer screening guidelines, and almost a third of them are also at high risk for developing …