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Should Hospitalists Routinely Perform Bedside Procedures?
September 2, 2026
Why Hospitalists Should Not Routinely Perform Bedside Procedures After six months of critical care rotations during my internal medicine residency, I felt well prepared to perform most of the...
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Hospitalists Spend on Average 18% of Time in Direct Patient Care
August 3, 2026
Clinical Question: How do hospitalists allocate their time during clinical work, and are quality assessment tools effective in measuring hospitalist workflow? Background: Despite the rapid growth of...
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Bridge to Care for OUD: Three-Day Methadone Dispensed at Hospital Discharge
August 3, 2026
The number of opioid-related overdose deaths has sharply increased over the past decade, primarily due to the use of synthetic opioids. There were more than 70,000 such deaths in 2023.1 Although...
Management of Inpatient Nausea: Pathways, Pharmacology, and Practice
July 1, 2026
In this engaging session, Annie Massart, MD, associate professor in the division of hospital medicine and associate vice chair of faculty development in the department of medicine at Emory University...
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Leveraging Research, Education, and Communication for Better LGBTQIA+ Care
June 1, 2026
Dr. Keaster Andrew Keaster, MD, is a hospitalist with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, who also takes some shifts at the gender-affirming care clinic that he...
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Bridging the Gap: A Hospitalist-Designed, Nurse-Driven Palliative Care Model in a Community Hospital
June 1, 2026
Palliative care is both a medical specialty and an art. However, the number of clinicians trained in palliative care is insufficient to meet the increasing demand for goals-of-care and advance care...
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Telehealth-Based Sepsis Recovery Support Does Not Reduce 90-Day Readmission or Mortality
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: Does a telehealth-based sepsis transition and recovery (STAR) program improve 90-day mortality or hospital readmission among high-risk sepsis survivors? Background: Sepsis...
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Discontinuation of APMs Post-Discharge Reduces Adverse Clinical Outcomes
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: Does discontinuation after discharge of antipsychotic medications (APMs) started for hospital delirium result in reduced adverse clinical outcomes compared to APM continuation...
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Private Equity Acquisition of Hospitals is Associated with Decreased Staffing, Increased Patient Transfers, and Increased ED Mortality
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: How does acquisition by private equity firms impact patient outcomes in emergency departments (EDs) and intensive care units (ICUs), and how is this related to changes in hospital...
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Pulse Oximetry Discrepancies and Occult Hypoxemia in ICU Patients: Predictors and Clinical Outcomes
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: What is the prevalence of, and what are the risk factors for, occult hypoxemia in ICU patients, and does that impact patient outcomes? Background: The finding of occult hypoxemia,...