Bijan Teja, MD; Nicholas A. Bosch, MD, MSc; Calvin Diep, MD; et al.
JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(5):474-482. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8232
This systematic review and meta-analysis summarizes current rates of central venous catheter–associated complications.
Lipika Samal, MD, MPH; John L. Kilgallon, BA; Stuart Lipsitz, ScD; et al.
JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(5):484-492. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8315
This randomized clinical trial evaluates a computerized clinical decision support system for the management of uncontrolled hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Giacomo Meille, PhD; Jessica N. Monnet, PhD
JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(5):493-501. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8425
This cohort study examines whether the probabilities of postpartum contraception and subsequent deliveries vary according to whether the closest hospital is a Catholic or non-Catholic hospital.
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Access to Reproductive Services and Catholic Hospitals
Giselle Corbie, MD, MSc; Mitchell H. Katz, MD
JAMA Intern Med
J. Graham Thomas, PhD; Emily Panza, PhD; Carly M. Goldstein, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(5):502-509. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8438
This randomized clinical trial examines the effectiveness of an automated online behavioral obesity treatment program in primary care for initial weight loss, and how well 3 different maintenance schedules help reduce weight regain.
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Pragmatic Implementation of Online Obesity Treatment and Maintenance Interventions in Primary Care
Hyeun Ah Kang, PhD; Bofei Wang, PhD; Jamie C. Barner, PhD; et al.
JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(5):510-518. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8538
This retrospective cohort study examines changes in opioid prescribing patterns and health outcomes among patients with sickle cell disease before and after the release of the 2016 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) opioid guideline.
Peter G. Szilagyi, MD, MPH; O. Kenrik Duru, MD, MSHS; Alejandra Casillas, MD, MSHS; et al.
JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(5):519-527. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0001
This randomized clinical trial evaluates and compares the effect of patient portal vs text message reminders on influenza vaccination rates across a health system in the United States.
Less Is More
Tilmann Schober, MD; Kimberly Wong, MD; Gaëlle DeLisle, MScPH; et al.
JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(5):528-536. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0037
This systematic review and meta-analysis examines the association of rapid respiratory virus testing in patients with suspected acute respiratory infection with decreased antibiotic use, ancillary tests, emergency department length of stay and return visits and hospitalization, and increased influenza antiviral treatment.
Health Care Reform
Monika M. Safford, MD; Doyle M. Cummings, PharmD; Jacqueline R. Halladay, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(5):538-546. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0047
This cluster randomized clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of peer coaching, practice facilitation, or a combination of both approaches, compared with enhanced usual care, in improving blood pressure control among Black participants in the rural South.
Ashwin B. Gupta, MD; Scott A. Flanders, MD; Lindsay A. Petty, MD; et al.
open access
JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(5):548-556. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0077
This cohort study characterizes inappropriate diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia among hospitalized patients in 48 Michigan hospitals.
Robert J. Gallo, MD; Lisa Shieh, MD, PhD; Margaret Smith, MBA; et al.
JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(5):557-562. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0084
This cohort study examines whether the use of an artificial intelligence–enabled deterioration model is associated with a decrease in the risk of escalations in care in hospitalized patients.