1 Division of Biomedical Informatics, UCSD, San Diego, California, USA 2 Division of Hospital Medicine, UCSD, San Diego, California, USA Background Health information technology (HIT) systems have the ...

Objective A scoping review was undertaken to determine the extent to which existing studies have examined factors influencing healthcare providers’ use of clinical guidelines in low and middle-income ...

aSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia bInstitute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, ...

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common and serious mental health complication after childbirth, with potential negative consequences for both the mother and her infant. This study aimed to develop an ...

Glucocorticoids (GS) are widely used in multiple medical indications due to their anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antiproliferative effects. Despite their effectiveness in treating ...

Both blood pressure–lowering medication and sodium reduction are effective in hypertension control, but whether the effect of sodium reduction differ across blood pressure–lowering medications is ...

Using claims data to identify a predominant prenatal care (PNC) provider is not always straightforward, but it is essential for assessing access, cost, and outcomes. Previous algorithms applied ...

Objective Reducing backlogs for elective care is a priority for healthcare systems. We conducted an interrupted time series analysis demonstrating the effect of an algorithm for placing automatic test ...

Paige McDonald and colleagues detail key domains, tools, and actions required to enact learning health systems for continuous intelligent improvement in healthcare Despite an increased focus on ...