News Briefs for Hospitalists
Health Insurance
Year ends with no extension for ACA subsidies
Fierce Healthcare reported that the House of Representatives this week passed a health care bill with provisions that included allowing employers to pool resources and buy insurance coverage, but that bill didn’t...
Giving docs time to do EHR work can improve burnout without killing productivity
GIVING INTERNISTS short breaks from patient care to catch up on EHR duties can improve burnout without destroying their productivity.
That was the conclusion of a...
New report examines use of locum tenens physicians in U.S. health care
DATA FROM A NEW survey show that U.S. health care organizations are increasing their use of locum tenens physicians, but not always to replace...
Hospitalist-led consult service for OUD scores big benefits
Key takeaways:
• Hospitalized patients with OUD seen by a hospitalist-led consult service had much higher medication initiation rates than patients with OUD who weren't...
How do hospitalist groups cover open positions?
WHEN IT COMES to covering open positions, most hospitalist groups rely on a tried-and-true method: asking doctors already on staff to work extra shifts.
According...
Recent Articles
Patient Safety
To manage capacity, a health system relies on interhospital admission transfers
Key takeaways:
• Low-acuity admissions presenting to academic centers can be successfully transferred to nearby community hospitals.
• Clinicians and staff don’t process protocols efficiently if...
Compensation & Career
Pay for hospitalist program directors: What’s the average?
HOW MUCH MORE do hospitalist program directors earn than the hospitalists they work alongside every day?
On our most recent annual Today's Hospitalist survey, we...
Healthcare Redesign
Clinical work
Hospitalist-led consult service for OUD scores big benefits
Key takeaways:
• Hospitalized patients with OUD seen by a hospitalist-led consult service had much higher medication initiation rates than patients with OUD who weren't...
Quality improvement
How hospitals can cut admission delays by 30%
Key takeaways:
Admission delays from the ED can adversely affect mortality, length of stay, medical errors and quality of care.
One VA center reduced...
