Alexander T. Janke

Jul 5, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Robert J. Trent |Alexander T. Janke |Arjun K. Venkatesh |Kenzie Whitcomb

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us for an insightful discussion with Moksha Patel, an internal medicine physician, as we explore the fascinating parallels between clinical reasoning and photography. Moksha shares how principles like focus, zoom, and flash in photography can enhance medical practice, offering unique perspectives on diagnosis, patient care, and maintaining the human connection amidst the demands of modern medicine.

Jul 4, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Ken Terry |Johanna Vidal Phelan |Richard Watson |Alexander T. Janke

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us for an episode featuring Patricia A. Gabow, a nephrologist, as she discusses her book, The Catholic Church and Its Hospitals: A Marriage Made in Heaven? Patrician delves into the origins and evolution of the Catholic health care system in the United States, exploring how Ethical and Religious Directives influence patient care, particularly in reproductive and end-of-life services.

Jun 23, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Alexander T. Janke |Robert Neumar

Corresponding Author Alexander T. Janke MD, MHS, MSc Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Correspondence Alexander T. Janke, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Email: [email protected] for more papers by this author

Dec 7, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Alexander T. Janke |Courtney W. Mangus |Christopher Fung

Key PointsQuestion  Was a surge in viral and respiratory cases differentially associated with emergency department (ED) care at children’s hospitals in a statewide quality collaborative? Findings  In this cohort study of more than 2.7 million ED visits, prolonged wait times and lengths of stay were common at children’s hospitals. Greater visit volumes were associated with increased likelihood of ED revisits across hospitals.

Aug 23, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Samuel Shem |Alexander T. Janke |Arjun K. Venkatesh |Austin Perlmutter

An excerpt from Our Hospital. Kush Kare Hospital in Columbia, New York, was the flagship of Kush Kare Private Equity Inc., a for-profit chain of hospitals across America. A for-profit that was listed on a lot of lucrative trading routes. Clearly its workings were murky—maybe not equity at all. A clever goulash of nonprofit and big-time profit. With the rise of COVID, the hospital was a zoo: frazzled doctors, nurses, techs, labs, cleaners.