Background: Disparities in screening mammography use persist among low-income women, even those who are insured, despite the proven mortality benefit. We evaluated the prevalence of breast cancer screening non-adherence among hospitalized women and their receptivity to inpatient screening mammography as a novel approach to increase breast cancer screening rate. Methods: A cross sectional study was [...]

Background: Heart failure is a common condition characterized by recurrent exacerbations. Medication and dietary nonadherence are associated with readmissions. Telling smokers their lung age significantly improves the likelihood of successful smoking cessation.  We hypothesized that using hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) to share with patients their own images of inferior vena cava (IVC) measurements would serve as [...]

Background: Strategies to reverse the effect of warfarin, a vitamin K antagonist (VKA), may be necessary for patients who are actively bleeding, asymptomatic with markedly elevated INR values, or requiring urgent invasive procedures. The purpose of this quality improvement activity (QIA) was to evaluate adherence to the 2012 CHEST guidelines for use of vitamin K [...]