Training Residents in Hospital Medicine: The Hospitalist Elective National Survey.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient whiteboards can serve as a communication tool between hospital providers and as a mechanism to engage patients in their care, but little is known about their current use or best practices. METHODS:We surveyed bedside nurses, internal medicine housestaff, and hospitalists from the medical service at ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Sehgal NL,Green A,Vidyarthi AR,Blegen MA,Wachter RM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore why it is permissible for surgeons to "unilaterally withhold" surgery, whereas it is not commonplace (in the United States) to unilaterally withhold cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for clinical situations with similar degrees of uncertainty and prognosis. DATA SOURCES:The medical literature wa...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Manthous CA,Ivy M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women continue to be underrepresented as speakers at national conferences, and research has shown similar trends in hospital medicine. The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Annual Meeting has historically had an open call peer review process for workshop speakers and, in 2019, expanded the process for didactic speake...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Northcutt N,Papp S,Keniston A,Kara A,Kisuule F,Mandel C,Mathews B,Del Pino-Jones A,Smith D,Vuernick K,Burden M,Society of Hospital Medicine Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Special Interest Group.

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dr. Pham, a practicing general internist and health policy researcher, recalls her experience, as a granddaughter, of how patients, families, and physicians are often complicit in foiling the good coordination of care. ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Pham HH

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Readmission to a different hospital than the original discharge hospital may result in breakdowns in continuity of care. In different-hospital readmissions (DHRs), continuity can be maintained when hospitals are connected through health information exchange (HIE) systems. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether length...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Flaks-Manov N,Shadmi E,Hoshen M,Balicer RD

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-acquired (HA) venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common source of morbidity/mortality. Prophylactic measures are underutilized. Available risk assessment models/protocols are not prospectively validated. OBJECTIVES:Improve VTE prophylaxis, reduce HA VTE, and prospectively validate a VTE risk-assessm...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Maynard GA,Morris TA,Jenkins IH,Stone S,Lee J,Renvall M,Fink E,Schoenhaus R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are 250,000 cases of central line-associated blood stream infections in the United States annually, some of which may be prevented by the removal of lines that are no longer needed. OBJECTIVE:To test the performance of criteria to identify an idle line as a guideline to facilitate its removal. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Kara A,Johnson CS,Murray M,Dillon J,Hui SL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Medicare population, measures of relative severity of illness (SOI) for hospitalized patents have been used in prospective payment models. Similar measures for pediatric populations have not been fully developed. OBJECTIVE:To develop hospitalization resource intensity scores for kids (H-RISK) using p...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Richardson T,Rodean J,Harris M,Berry J,Gay JC,Hall M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gender earnings disparities among physicians exist even after considering differences in specialty, part-time status, and practice type. Little is known about the role of job satisfaction priorities on earnings differences. OBJECTIVE:To examine gender differences in work characteristics and job satisfaction...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Weaver AC,Wetterneck TB,Whelan CT,Hinami K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association of health literacy with the number and type of transitional care needs (TCN) among patients being discharged to home. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS:A cross-sectional analysis of patients admitted to an academic medical center. MEASUREMENTS:Nurses administered the Brief Health Lite...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Boyle J,Speroff T,Worley K,Cao A,Goggins K,Dittus RS,Kripalani S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many children's hospitals are actively working to reduce readmissions to improve care and avoid financial penalties. We sought to determine if pediatric readmission rates have changed over time. We used data from 66 hospitals in the Inpatient Essentials Database including index hospitalizations from January, 2010 thro...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Auger KA,Harris JM,Gay JC,Teufel R,McClead RE,Neuman MI,Agrawal R,Simon HK,Peltz A,Tejedor-Sojo J,Morse RB,Del Beccaro MA,Fieldston E,Shah SS

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experts and national regulatory bodies have deemed femoral vein catheterization (FVC) unsafe, and recommend avoiding it whenever possible. OBJECTIVE:To assess rates of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBI) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) complicating FVC. DESIGN:Prospective observational cohort s...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Casanegra AI,Brannan S,Dadu R,Ong P,Berner M,Spinning K,Hughes T,Marrinan G,Zinn K,Manthous C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Warfarin reduces stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, its narrow therapeutic index and need for chronic monitoring are barriers to its optimal utilization in many patients. The recent introduction of 3 novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs), as alternatives to warfarin, may change the eligibility...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Patel KK,Mehdirad AA,Lim MJ,Ferreira SW,Mikolajczak PC,Stolker JM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of the Choosing Wisely Campaign, the Society of Hospital Medicine identified reducing inappropriate use of acid-suppressive medication for stress ulcer prophylaxis as 1 of 5 key opportunities to improve the value of care for hospitalized patients. We designed a computerized clinical decision support interventi...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Herzig SJ,Guess JR,Feinbloom DB,Adra M,Afonso KA,Howell MD,Marcantonio ER

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High hospital occupancy is a challenge for quality of care and access, while low levels of occupancy may be inefficient in terms of resource utilization. Variability from scheduling decisions may affect occupancy and be amenable to alteration. OBJECTIVE:Describe variability in admission, discharge, and occu...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Fieldston ES,Ragavan M,Jayaraman B,Allebach K,Pati S,Metlay JP

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who deteriorate outside the intensive care unit (ICU) are known to have elevated mortality and morbidity. Rapid response teams (RRTs) were developed to address such deterioration. It has not been possible to establish that RRTs employing manual detection methods have definitively improved hospital outcomes. B...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Escobar GJ,Dellinger RP

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients and their relatives exposed to mental stress caused by hospitalization or illness might use violence against healthcare staff and interfere with quality healthcare. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate incidences of workplace violence and the attributes of healthcare staff who are at ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Fujita S,Ito S,Seto K,Kitazawa T,Matsumoto K,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of hospital medicine has led to new challenges, and recent graduates may feel unprepared to meet the expanding clinical duties expected of hospitalists. At our institution, we created a resident-inspired hospitalist curriculum to address the training needs for the next generation of hospitalists. Our progra...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Kumar A,Smeraglio A,Witteles R,Harman S,Nallamshetty S,Rogers A,Harrington R,Ahuja N

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is growing demand for safe and effective procedural sedation in pediatric facilities nationally. Currently, these needs are being met by a variety of providers and sedation techniques, including anesthesiologists, pediatric intensivists, emergency medicine physicians, and pediatric hospitalists. There i...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Turmelle M,Moscoso LM,Hamlin KP,Daud YN,Carlson DW

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Academic medical centers (AMCs) have a constrained resident work force. Many AMCs have increased the use of nonresident service hospitalists to manage continued growth in clinical volume. To optimize their time in the hospital, it is important to understand hospitalists' work flow. DESIGN:We performed a tim...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Kim CS,Lovejoy W,Paulsen M,Chang R,Flanders SA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving early discharges may improve patient flow and increase hospital capacity. We conducted a national survey of academic medical centers addressing the prevalence, importance, and effectiveness of early-discharge initiatives. We assembled a list of hospitalist and general internal medicine leaders at 115 US-base...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Patel H,Fang MC,Mourad M,Green A,Wachter RM,Murphy RD,Harrison JD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meta-analyses of randomized trials have found that antibiotics are effective in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), but there is insufficient evidence to guide antibiotic selection. Current guidelines offer conflicting recommendations. OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectivenes...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Rothberg MB,Pekow PS,Lahti M,Brody O,Skiest DJ,Lindenauer PK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Communication between clinicians is hampered by the frequent difficulty in reaching the most responsible physician for a patient as well as the use of outdated methods such as numeric paging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of smartphones to improve communication on internal medicine wards. ME...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Wu RC,Morra D,Quan S,Lai S,Zanjani S,Abrams H,Rossos PG

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Initiation of enteral feeding is an important part of the best practice model for critically ill patients. Although nasogastric feeding is appropriate for the majority of patients requiring short-term nutrition support, certain patients benefit greatly from postpyloric feeding. OBJECTIVE:To determine which ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Boyer N,McCarthy MS,Mount CA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clozapine was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1989 for the management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, and has since proven to reduce symptom burden and suicide risk, increase quality of life, and reduce substance use in individuals with psychotic disorders. Nevertheless, clozapine's psychiatri...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Lundblad W,Azzam PN,Gopalan P,Ross CA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the state of research in academic hospital medicine (HM) despite the substantial growth of this specialty. METHODS:We used the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) membership database to identify research programs and their leadership. In addition, the members of the SHM Research Committ...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Chopra V,Burden M,Jones CD,Mueller S,Gupta V,Ahuja N,Sigmund A,Eid SM,Society of Hospital Medicine Research Committee.

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predicting death risk in patients with diverse conditions is difficult. The Hospitalized-patient One-year Mortality Risk (HOMR) score accurately determines death risk in adults admitted to hospital using health administrative data unavailable to clinicians and most researchers. OBJECTIVE:Determine if HOMR i...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Casey G,Walraven CV

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient safety indicators (PSI) were developed for hospitals to screen for healthcare-associated adverse events. PSIs are believed to be preventable and have become a part of major pay-for-performance programs. PSI-12 captures perioperative venous thromboembolism (VTE), which contributes to morbidity and mor...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Held N,Jung B,Sommervold L,Singh S,Kreuziger LB

更新日期：2019-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:One emerging policy solution for deterring low-value care is to financially penalize physicians who prescribe it. However, physicians' willingness to support such policies may depend on whether they perceive that benefits accrue to patients or to insurers and hospitals. We surveyed physicians practicing hospital medic...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Liao JM,Navathe AS,Schapira MM,Weissman A,Mitra N,Asch DA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 10 years, postdischarge clinics have been introduced in response to various health system pressures, including the focus on rehospitalizations and the challenges of primary care access. Often ignored in the discussion are questions of the effect of postdischarge physician visits on readmissions. In addit...

journal_title：Journal of hospital medicine

authors： Doctoroff L

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00