Transitions of Care
Practice Management
Sneak Peak: The Hospital Leader Blog
There is no doubt transparency is important, and patients should be informed when hospitalized as outpatients instead of as inpatients. But the...
From the Society
Everything We Say and Do: Discussing advance care planning
Every health care encounter is an opportunity to better identify and document patients’ wishes for their care.
Clinical
End-of-rotation resident transition in care and mortality among hospitalized patients
Clinical Question: Are hospitalized patients experiencing an increased mortality risk at the end-rotation resident transition in...
Quality
Hospitalists seek tools for more efficient admissions
HM16 abstract explains how Lean/Six Sigma methods might streamline admissions.
Quality
More readmissions with delays in discharge summaries
Clinical question: Is there an association between time to completion of discharge summary and hospital readmission?
Quality
Eight things hospitalists need to know about post-acute care
Staffing, reimbursement, and patient populations vary widely. Experts suggest training, and opportunities for improvement.
Article
Ready for post-acute care?
As PAC expands, hospital medicine’s role – and leadership – will be key.
Audio
LISTEN NOW: Scott Sears, MD, Discusses Hospitalist Challenges with Unassigned, Uninsured Patients
Scott Sears, MD, chief clinical officer for Sound Physicians in Tacoma, Wash., discusses why patients without health insurance put hospitalists in...
Public Policy
Risk Adjusting Readmissions: Coming Soon?
Nearly three-quarters of hospitals will be receiving penalties from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2016 for excess...
News
Case Studies in Improving Patient Care – “Missing the Beat on Patient Experience”
Presenter: Elizabeth Harry, MD Summation: Dr. Harry structured her talk on Jonathan Sweller’s theory of Cognitive Load.