Quality
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...
Clinical
Think twice before intensifying BP regimen in older hospitalized patients
Does intensifying antihypertensive regimens in older patients hospitalized for noncardiac conditions lead to better long-term blood pressure...
Quality
Finding meaning in ‘Lean’?
Physician well-being should be included among quality improvement metrics for health systems.
Clinical
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of COPD appears rampant
How frequently is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overdiagnosed and overtreated in the general population?
Quality
How can hospitalists change the status quo?
There is no hard and fast rule about the way health care should adopt Lean thinking.
Clinical
Reducing admissions for alcohol withdrawal syndrome
If alcohol detox were an ambulatory care sensitive condition, it would be the largest in the VA by a substantial margin.
Practice Management
Rounding to make the hospital go ‘round
There is an increasing ask for hospitalist groups to partner with hospital operations to achieve certain goals.
Clinical
Higher 10-day mortality of lower-acuity patients during times of increased ED crowding
Does ED crowding affect 10-day mortality for patients triaged as lower acuity who do not require inpatient hospitalization and are discharged home...