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January 19, 2021
Viewpoint

Challenges of a Supplemental Private Option Under National Health Insurance—Observations From Australia

Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA; Shaun Larkin, HlthScD, MBA; Adam G. Elshaug, PhD
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 19, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8435

This Viewpoint describes the role of private hospital insurance in Australia, a country with universal government-sponsored insurance.

Original Investigation

Association of the Intensity of Diagnostic Evaluation With Outcomes in Incidentally Detected Lung Nodules

Farhood Farjah, MD, MPH; Sarah E. Monsell, MS; Michael K. Gould, MD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 19, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8250

This comparative effectiveness research reports the radiation exposure, adverse events, and health expenditures associated with the varying intensities of lung nodule detection.

Editorial

Moving Patient Care Forward in the Biden Era

Robert Steinbrook, MD; Mitchell H. Katz, MD; Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 19, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.0050

Antibiotic Treatment for Inpatient Asthma Exacerbations: What Have We Learned?

Thomas B. Newman, MD, MPH
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 19, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7229
Teachable Moment

Screening for Lipoprotein(a) Levels in Persons at Low Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Teachable Moment

Ludovico Furlan, MD; Patrick Azcarate, MD; Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 19, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8367

This Teachable Moment assesses cardiac risk in a 64-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and considers whether referral to cardiology and statin therapy are advisable.

Challenges in Clinical Electrocardiography

Unusual Cause of Cardiac Arrest

Takahiro Tsushima, MD; Toral R. Patel, MD; Jayakumar Sahadevan, MD
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 19, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8370

This case report describes a patient with a history of remote coronary artery bypass grafting, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and poorly controlled insulin-dependent diabetes who presented with acute decompensated heart failure.

Comment & Response

Possible Immortal Time Bias in Study of Antibiotic Treatment and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for Asthma

Thomas B. Newman, MD, MPH
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 19, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7602

Notice of Retraction and Replacement. Stefan et al. Association of antibiotic treatment with outcomes in patients hospitalized for an asthma exacerbation treated with systemic corticosteroids. JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(3):333-340

Mihaela S. Stefan, MD, PhD; Penelope S. Pekow, PhD; Peter K. Lindenauer, MD, MSc
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 19, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7599

Notice of Retraction and Replacement. Stefan et al. Association of antibiotic treatment with outcomes in patients hospitalized for an asthma exacerbation treated with systemic corticosteroids. JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(3):333-340.

Correction

Error in Quiz Answer Option

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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 19, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8212
January 15, 2021
Original Investigation

Comparison of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Detection of SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Guillaume Butler-Laporte, MD; Alexander Lawandi, MD, MSc; Ian Schiller, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 15, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8876

This systematic review and meta-analysis assess the diagnostic accuracy of saliva nucleic acid amplification tests for diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019.

Research Letter

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Women Giving Birth With and Without COVID-19

Karola S. Jering, MD; Brian L. Claggett, PhD; Jonathan W. Cunningham, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 15, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.9241

This cohort study compares the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized women who gave birth with and without coronavirus disease 2019.

January 13, 2021
Viewpoint

The COVID-19 Pandemic—An Opportune Time to Update Medical Licensing

Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA; Mohit Agrawal, MS, MBA; Kevin Schulman, MD
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 13, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8710

This Viewpoint discusses ways in which state medical licensing regulations can be modified to allow wider adoption of telemedicine by practitioners and to increase access for patients.

Editorial

Modernize Medical Licensing, and Credentialing, Too—Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Donnie L. Bell, MD; Mitchell H. Katz, MD
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 13, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8705
January 11, 2021
Original Investigation

Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Intervention vs Usual Care on Advance Care Planning for Vulnerable Older Adults in an Accountable Care Organization: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Jennifer Gabbard, MD; Nicholas M. Pajewski, PhD; Kathryn E. Callahan, MD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 11, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5950

This randomized effectiveness trial evaluates whether a nurse navigator–led advance care planning pathway combined with primary care professional–facing electronic health record interface facilitates use of advance care planning for vulnerable older adults.

Editorial

Advance Care Planning and the Cost of Pragmatism

Vinay Guduguntla, MD; Tracy Wang, MD, MHS, MSc; Deborah Grady, MD, MPH
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 11, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5935
Editor's Note

Reappraising Medical Syntax—Does Race Belong in the First Line of the Patient History?

Jesse C. Ikeme, MD; James W. Salazar, MD, MAS; Richard W. Grant, MD, MPH
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 11, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5789
Research Letter

Differential Documentation of Race in the First Line of the History of Present Illness

Jessica R. Balderston, MD; Zachary M. Gertz, MD; Raees Seedat, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 11, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5792

This cross-sectional study assesses medical records for evidence of racial bias in clinician documentation among patients admitted for breast cancer, sickle cell disease with crisis, status epilepticus, hypertensive emergency, pneumonia, or motor vehicle collision.

Correction

Error in Conflicts of Interest Section

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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 11, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8496
January 4, 2021
Original Investigation

Risk Factors Associated With All-Cause 30-Day Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19

Orestis A. Panagiotou, MD, PhD; Cyrus M. Kosar, MA; Elizabeth M. White, PhD, APRN; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 4, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7968

This cohort study examines risk factors for 30-day all-cause mortality among US nursing home residents with COVID-19.

Invited Commentary

Beyond Age—Improvement of Prognostication Through Physical and Cognitive Functioning for Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19

Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti, MD, PhD; Thiago Junqueira Avelino-Silva, MD, PhD
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 4, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8190

Media Portrayals of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: The Unforeseen Harm of Unfounded Optimism

Jessica N. Holtzman, MD; Sanket S. Dhruva, MD, MHS
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 4, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6091
Research Letter

Media Portrayals of Outcomes After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Shannon M. Fernando, MD, MSc; Rebecca Mathew, MD; Arthur S. Slutsky, MD, MASc; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 4, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6094

This cross-sectional study evaluates reports of patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation published in online media to systematically assess how mortality and disability attributed to this therapy were portrayed.

Prevalence of Personal Attacks and Sexual Harassment of Physicians on Social Media

Tricia R. Pendergrast, BA; Shikha Jain, MD; N. Seth Trueger, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 4, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7235

This survey study examines the self-reports of personal attacks and sexual harassment of physicians through social media outlets.

Association of Diet and Lifestyle With the Risk of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Symptoms in US Women

Raaj S. Mehta, MD; Long H. Nguyen, MD, MS; Wenjie Ma, MBBS, ScD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 4, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7238

This cohort study evaluated the joint association of dietary and lifestyle factors with risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms among women participating in the Nurses’ Health Study II.

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JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 4, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8392

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