Transitions of Care
Clinical
Prompting during rounds decreases lab utilization in patients nearing discharge
Does prompting hospitalists during interdisciplinary rounds to discontinue lab orders on patients nearing discharge result in a decrease in lab...
Practice Management
Do hospitalists improve inpatient outcomes?
It is paramount that we use all available resources to gain a deep understanding of the patient in as short a time as possible.
HM18
Session to cover expanding HM scope of practice to pre- and posthospitalization care
“As hospital medicine continues to advance, we are being asked to help hospitals and health care systems with challenges that extend beyond the...
Clinical
A SNF-based enhanced care program may help reduce 30-day readmissions
Does introduction of an Enhanced Care Program affect 30-day readmissions of patients discharged from an acute care hospital to a skilled nursing...
Quality
New tool improves hand-off communications
One of the riskiest transitions that patients go through is when they change levels of care.
Clinical
Journal of Hospital Medicine – Jan. 2018
Read the latest from the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the premier publication for dissemination of research for the specialty of hospital...
Public Policy
Homelessness: Whose job is it?
Addressing the significant known health disparities faced by homeless persons is one of the greatest health equity challenges of our time.
Quality
Choosing location after discharge wisely
With a principal focus on hospital length of stay, we have prioritized when patients are ready to leave over where they go after they leave.
Practice Management
How will SNF readmissions penalties affect hospitalists?
Skilled nursing facilities will soon be penalized up to 2% of their Medicare reimbursement for posting higher-than-average rates of hospital...
From the Society
Transition in care from the MICU to the ward
Patient handoffs where both receiving and transferring providers share the same mental model result in better outcomes.