Quality
Quality
AMA discharge linked to increased readmissions, discontinuity of care
What is the impact of discharge against medical advice (AMA) on 30-day readmission rates and outcomes on subsequent hospitalization?
Quality
Hospitalists are natural leaders in the COVID-19 battle
Hospitalists have played leading roles in their health systems’ response to the pandemic.
Quality
PICC lines often used inappropriately in advanced CKD patients
How common is peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) use in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), and are there associated...
Practice Management
Hospitalists and unit-based assignments
The push for geographic rounding comes from the need to achieve excellence in patient care and efficiency in work flow.
Quality
The ally in the waiting room
Daily communication between hospitalists and a patient’s loved one is important to give a sense that the patient is looked after.
Quality
A dedicated mobility technician improves inpatient mobility
Does providing a dedicated mobility technician to assist older inpatients with regular ambulation improve functional status and outcomes?
News
Septicemia first among hospital inpatient costs
The 20 most expensive conditions treated in hospitals accounted for almost 47% of their spending in 2017.
Quality
Order errors not reduced with limiting number of open records
What is the risk of wrong-patient orders in an EHR limiting clinicians to one open record versus allowing up to four open records concurrently?
Clinical
Hospital vs. outpatient management comparable for elderly syncope patients
Is there a difference in risk of post-ED serious adverse events at 30 days in older adults with unexplained syncope when managed as an outpatient...
Quality
Goals of care conferences for incapacitated ICU patients
To what extent do clinicians and surrogates incorporate critically ill patient values and preferences into treatment decisions during goals of...