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Potentially avoidable admissions to general internal medicine at an academic teaching hospital: an observational study

Alex M. Cressman, Ushma Purohit, Ellen Shadowitz, Edward Etchells, Adina Weinerman, Darren Gerson, Kaveh G. Shojania, Lynfa Stroud, Brian M. Wong and Steve Shadowitz
February 28, 2023 11 (1) E201-E207; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220020
Alex M. Cressman
Department of Medicine (Cressman, Purohit, Etchells, Weinerman, Gerson, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Cressman, E. Shadowitz, Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Wong); Wilson Centre for Education Research (Stroud); Toronto, Ont.
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Ushma Purohit
Department of Medicine (Cressman, Purohit, Etchells, Weinerman, Gerson, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Cressman, E. Shadowitz, Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Wong); Wilson Centre for Education Research (Stroud); Toronto, Ont.
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Ellen Shadowitz
Department of Medicine (Cressman, Purohit, Etchells, Weinerman, Gerson, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Cressman, E. Shadowitz, Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Wong); Wilson Centre for Education Research (Stroud); Toronto, Ont.
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Edward Etchells
Department of Medicine (Cressman, Purohit, Etchells, Weinerman, Gerson, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Cressman, E. Shadowitz, Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Wong); Wilson Centre for Education Research (Stroud); Toronto, Ont.
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Adina Weinerman
Department of Medicine (Cressman, Purohit, Etchells, Weinerman, Gerson, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Cressman, E. Shadowitz, Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Wong); Wilson Centre for Education Research (Stroud); Toronto, Ont.
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Darren Gerson
Department of Medicine (Cressman, Purohit, Etchells, Weinerman, Gerson, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Cressman, E. Shadowitz, Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Wong); Wilson Centre for Education Research (Stroud); Toronto, Ont.
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Kaveh G. Shojania
Department of Medicine (Cressman, Purohit, Etchells, Weinerman, Gerson, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Cressman, E. Shadowitz, Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Wong); Wilson Centre for Education Research (Stroud); Toronto, Ont.
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Lynfa Stroud
Department of Medicine (Cressman, Purohit, Etchells, Weinerman, Gerson, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Cressman, E. Shadowitz, Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Wong); Wilson Centre for Education Research (Stroud); Toronto, Ont.
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Brian M. Wong
Department of Medicine (Cressman, Purohit, Etchells, Weinerman, Gerson, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Cressman, E. Shadowitz, Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Wong); Wilson Centre for Education Research (Stroud); Toronto, Ont.
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Steve Shadowitz
Department of Medicine (Cressman, Purohit, Etchells, Weinerman, Gerson, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Cressman, E. Shadowitz, Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Wong); Wilson Centre for Education Research (Stroud); Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 11 no. 1 E201-E207
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220020
PubMed 
36854457
History 
  • Published online February 28, 2023.
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  1. Alex M. Cressman, MD MHSc,
  2. Ushma Purohit, MD HBSc,
  3. Ellen Shadowitz, BSc,
  4. Edward Etchells, MD MSc,
  5. Adina Weinerman, MD MHSc,
  6. Darren Gerson, MBA,
  7. Kaveh G. Shojania, MD,
  8. Lynfa Stroud, MD MEd,
  9. Brian M. Wong, MD,
  10. Steve Shadowitz, MDCM MSc
  1. Department of Medicine (Cressman, Purohit, Etchells, Weinerman, Gerson, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Cressman, E. Shadowitz, Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Stroud, Wong, S. Shadowitz), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Etchells, Weinerman, Shojania, Wong); Wilson Centre for Education Research (Stroud); Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Alex Cressman, alex.cressman{at}mail.utoronto.ca
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Potentially avoidable admissions to general internal medicine at an academic teaching hospital: an observational study
Alex M. Cressman, Ushma Purohit, Ellen Shadowitz, Edward Etchells, Adina Weinerman, Darren Gerson, Kaveh G. Shojania, Lynfa Stroud, Brian M. Wong, Steve Shadowitz
Jan 2023, 11 (1) E201-E207; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220020

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Alex M. Cressman, Ushma Purohit, Ellen Shadowitz, Edward Etchells, Adina Weinerman, Darren Gerson, Kaveh G. Shojania, Lynfa Stroud, Brian M. Wong, Steve Shadowitz
Jan 2023, 11 (1) E201-E207; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220020
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