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Improving Influenza Vaccination in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Vaccination rates remain low among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) despite guideline recommendations and evidence-based publications. Reported barriers include perceived lack of benefit, fear of side effects, and inconvenience. At our IB… Continue reading
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Improving Physician Documentation of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Recommendations After Endoscopy: A Multifaceted, Longitudinal Quality Improvement Success Story at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Careful post-procedural anticoagulation/antiplatelet (AC/AP) management is required to mitigate the risk of bleeding and/or thrombotic complications. Clearly documented recommendations for when to restart AC/AP medications after endoscopy are an essent… Continue reading
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Impact of Epic Smartlist and Lumens Software in Improving Op-29 Compliance at a Tertiary Health Care Network
OP-29 is a Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) measure to ensure that endoscopists recommend appropriate follow-up intervals after normal colonoscopy in average risk patients. Failure to report OP-29 compliance can adversely affect hospita… Continue reading
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The Role of a Pharmacist in Improving Vaccination Discussions and Completion in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) receive preventive care services at a lower rate than the general population. Previous research exploring preventive care services at a tertiary referral center observed that at most 75% of patients comple… Continue reading
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Improving Adherence to Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia Clinical Practice Guidelines Among Gastroenterologists at a U.S. Academic Institution
Gastric cancer (GC) is the 5th leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Endoscopic surveillance of gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) may lead to earlier GC detection. Recent guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association (AG… Continue reading
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Use of Tokyo Guidelines (TG-18) for Acute Cholangitis Provides Improved Specificity and Accuracy Compared to Fellow Clinical Assessment: A US Academic Center Pilot Study
Acute cholangitis is a serious medical problem unless treated early. Although the diagnostic grading criteria on the 2018 Tokyo Guidelines (TG18) are used worldwide as the primary standard for management of acute cholangitis (AC), they need to be valid… Continue reading
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