Quality
Clinical
Family-involved interventions reduce postoperative delirium
Is the Tailored, Family-Involved Hospital Elder Life Program (t-HELP) effective in reducing the incidence of postoperative delirium (POD) in older...
Clinical
Depression screening after ACS does not change outcomes
Does systematic screening for depression in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors affect quality of life and depression?
Clinical
Cardiac rehab after cardiac valve surgery associated with reduced mortality
Does cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improve outcomes for patients after undergoing cardiac valve surgery (CVS)?
Practice Management
Virtual is the new real
The need for a systematic telehealth deployment is far from being adequately fulfilled.
Perspectives
Palliative care and hospital medicine partnerships in the pandemic
Partnerships among hospital medicine and palliative care teams thrive on mutually shared core values of patient centered care.
Perspectives
Inpatient telemedicine can help address hospitalist pain points
The extent to which telemedicine is able to positively impact patient care will revolve around overcoming barriers.
Quality
Innovation requires experimentation
Health care could improve faster with a more systematic approach to experimentation.
Clinical
Finding a new approach to difficult diagnoses
Hospitalists at other institutions may be interested in starting a similar type of service.
Perspectives
Is COVID-19 accelerating progress toward high-value care?
COVID-19 has forced hospitalists to reconsider almost every aspect of care.
Clinical
New updates for Choosing Wisely in hospitalized patients with infection
Which new Choosing Wisely recommendations should hospitalists incorporate into their practice to avoid unnecessary testing, reduce harm, and lower...