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Sepsis alerts work! Just not in the patients who fire the alerts

PulmCCM

A cluster randomized trial using all-cause mortality as an outcome was always needed to determine whether EMR alerts improve outcomes for suspected severe infection. Administratively, CMS could convert SEP-1 to a “process”-based or “intermediate outcome measure” or another type.

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Applying to Public Health

Mind The Bleep

The good quality of life, diversity of teamwork, and high-impact work mean that the application process is competitive. Small changes on a population level can lead to huge differences in outcomes, and this can be incredibly rewarding. There is a huge range of work, ranging from climate change to food poverty, to alcohol unit pricing.

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Future Fellows Reflect on “The Match”

Sensible Medicine

As many of you know, this outcome is far from guaranteed. In fact, the current system even rewards neglecting teamwork and patient care as doing so can free up time for research, studying, and traveling to conferences. We were applying in competitive subspecialties with the added difficulty of couples matching.