Quality
Clinical
Better time data from in-hospital resuscitations
Acquiring accurate time-interval data is “the key to future high-quality research.”
Quality
Hospitalists finding their role in hospital quality ratings
Hospitalists are responsible for ensuring that their hospitals excel in the care of patients, experts say.
Practice Management
Considering the value of productivity bonuses
Does this common model drive high-value care?
News
Clinician burnout can impact quality of care
A meta-analysis suggests that burnout may be associated with lower quality of care, but the effect may be less because of study limitations.
Quality
i-HOPE study engages patients, families to improve quality of hospital stays
We cannot optimally improve outcomes of hospitalized patients if we don’t have patients’ perspectives.
Quality
‘Bridging leaders’ link quality, medical education
Hospitalists are a natural bridge between clinical work and the training of residents and medical students.
Practice Management
Productivity-based salary structure not associated with value-based culture
What hospitalist reimbursement models are associated with value-based care culture?
Quality
Adjustment for characteristics not used by Medicare reduces hospital variations in readmission rates
Can differences in hospital readmission rates be explained by patient characteristics not accounted for by Medicare?
Career
Becoming a high-value care physician
Practicing high-value care is not just a matter of ordering fewer tests.
Quality
Physician burnout may be jeopardizing patient care
Is physician burnout associated with more patient safety issues, low professionalism, or poor patient satisfaction?