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    • Choking on Sand: Diffuse Calcification of the Lungs from Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis 

      Lepley, Summer; Eslam, Mohamed; Phillips, Kaitlin; Kiehl, Robin; Lesselroth, Blake (2020-05)
      INTRODUCTION: Widespread pulmonary calcification is a relatively uncommon finding in patients presenting with dyspnea; differential diagnosis is limited, particularly when accompanied by a diffuse “sandstorm” appearance ...
    • Emergency Department Utilization and Hierarchical Condition Category Risk Scores 

      Duncan, Ashten; Lesselroth, Blake; Van Cain, Melissa; Aran, Peter; Homco, Juell (2020-04)
      BACKGROUND: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) to improve the quality of primary care services nationwide. CPC+ utilization measures use a risk-adjustment ...
    • Improving Outpatient Follow-Up After Hospitalization 

      McGinn, Addison; Hurst, Caleb; Blasdel, Jacob; Bordelon, Brian; Abdelmonem, Ahmed; Sharwani, Fahad; Lesselroth, Blake; Cerqueira, Oliver; Corbett, Audrey (2020-10)
      Introduction: Hospital readmission is costly, in both patient quality of life and healthcare expenditures. Timely post-discharge follow-up has shown to reduce preventable readmissions. Efforts should be aimed at improving ...