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Teaching And Safety-Net Hospital Penalization In The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, Jose A Serpa, Gretchen Gemeinhardt, Cesar A Arias, Robert O Morgan, Heidi Russell, Hongyu Miao, Cecilia M Ganduglia Cazaban
Teaching And Safety-Net Hospital Penalization In The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, Jose A Serpa, Gretchen Gemeinhardt, Cesar A Arias, Robert O Morgan, Heidi Russell, Hongyu Miao, Cecilia M Ganduglia Cazaban
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IMPORTANCE: The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) evaluates acute care hospitals on the occurrence of patient safety events and health care-associated infections. Since its implementation, several studies have raised concerns about the overpenalization of teaching and safety-net hospitals, and although several changes in the program's methodology have been applied in the last few years, whether these changes reversed the overpenalization of teaching and safety-net hospitals is unknown.
OBJECTIVE: to determine hospital characteristics associated with HACRP penalization and penalization reversal.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This retrospective cross-sectional study assessed data from 3117 acute care hospitals participating in the HACRP. The HACRP …
Association Of Diet Quality With Metabolic (Dysfunction) Associated Fatty Liver Disease In Veterans In Primary Care, Natalia I Heredia, Aaron P Thrift, David J Ramsey, Rohit Loomba, Hashem B El-Serag
Association Of Diet Quality With Metabolic (Dysfunction) Associated Fatty Liver Disease In Veterans In Primary Care, Natalia I Heredia, Aaron P Thrift, David J Ramsey, Rohit Loomba, Hashem B El-Serag
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BACKGROUND: Diet is associated with metabolic (dysfunction)-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), but the dietary composition associated with MAFLD risk has not been well-examined.
AIM: The purpose of this study was to assess the association of two healthy eating indices with the presence and severity of MAFLD in a sample of Veterans in a primary care setting.
METHODS: This was a single center cross-sectional study using a random stratified sample of Veterans enrolled in primary care. Participants underwent a Fibroscan and completed an interviewer-administered Diet History Questionnaire II from which we calculated the Healthy Eating Index-2015 and Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score. …