Background: Poor coordination between hospital and outpatient care worsens health outcomes, and increases preventable hospitalization and health care expenditures, especially for socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Evidence of the effects of current programs to improve care coordination is mixed, and there is little data on how their impact may differ for hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) [...]

Background: High health care costs and poor outcomes are associated with high hospitalization rates and are concentrated in a small fraction of the population. Fragmented patient care and socioeconomic disadvantage may further increase hospitalization rates. To defragment medical care for a socioeconomically diverse population of Medicare patients at increased risk of hospitalization, the University of [...]

Case Presentation: A 35-year-old male with a history of SPINK-1-associated hereditary pancreatitis presented to the emergency department with hematemesis. Hemoglobin (Hgb) of 11.2 g/dL (Baseline Hgb 15g/dl), and a lipase of 51 U/L were noted on admission. The patient was started on intravenous (IV) pantoprazole and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed revealing a 3cm polypoid lesion [...]

Case Presentation: A 72 year-old male patient with recent deceased donor renal transplant was on combined immune suppression with prednisone, tacrolimus and MMF. He Had multiple comorbidities but no previous history of IBD or autoimmune disease. He presented with normocytic anemia (hemoglobin 6.5 g/dL), weakness, anorexia and diarrhea. He was found to have ulcerated hemorrhoids [...]

Case Presentation: A 67-year-old male with a history of Graves’ disease, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation status post cardiac ablation not on anticoagulation, and chronic ibuprofen use presented to the emergency department with progressive dizziness, fatigue. He noted 10 days of black stools. Additionally, patient’s wife reported he had confusion that started yesterday. Patient presented stable on [...]

Background: Poor coordination between hospital and outpatient care worsens health outcomes, and increases preventable hospitalization and health care expenditures, especially for socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Evidence of the effects of current programs to improve care coordination is mixed, and there is little data on how their impact may differ for hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) [...]

Background: In the management of transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma (MM), therapeutic strategies are crucial for improving patient outcomes. Recent clinical trials have explored the efficacy of triplet vs dual therapy in this context. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the comparative effectiveness (overall survival [OS], progression-free survival [PFS], minimal residual disease [MRD] negative, and response rate [RR]) [...]