Background: Prior studies of routine blood culture (BC) testing in uncomplicated community acquired pneumonia (CAP), skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), and urinary tract infections (UTI) have demonstrated low utility given similar rates of pathogen versus contaminant detection and little effect on clinical management. Understanding patterns and outcomes of BC testing can identify opportunities to [...]

Background: Inpatient diabetes guidelines recommend insulin therapy for persistent hyperglycemia, defined as ≥ 2 glucose values ≥ 180 mg/dL, with a target glucose range of 140–180 mg/dL (1). However, there is no guidance on point of care glucose (POC-G) testing frequency for patients receiving routine four-times-daily tests without meeting persistent hyperglycemia criteria. Our prior study [...]