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How many hospitalists work in ICUs?
U.S. HEALTH CARE FACES many shortages, but a lack of intensivists is one that hospitalists are often called on to help solve. But how...
What should the next steps be for hospital medicine research?
Key takeaways:
While federal funding sharply reduced for care delivery research, hospitalist researchers should consider launching more organ- and disease-specific trials.
Promising research avenues...
End-of-life care in the hospital
Key takeaways:
End-of-life discussions are much easier when they start as "serious illness discussions" and patients are still stable.
Online calculators can help you...
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...
Hospitalist shift differentials for working extra shifts, nights
DO HOSPITALISTS get a shift differential for working extra shifts and nights? According to data from our survey, just under half of hospitalists (44.6%)...
New antibiotics bring key benefits in the hospital
Key takeaways:
New antibiotics offer a wide range of advantages including more convenient dosing and administration.
Some novel antimicrobials offer oral options so you...
Rounders and admitters in hospital medicine: Who’s using them?
HOW POPULAR ARE rounders and admitters in hospital medicine?
According to results from our most recent survey, just under half (49.4%) of hospitalists who treat...
Geographic rounds: Who’s using unit-based rounds?
How popular are geographic rounds, also known as unit-based rounds, in hospital medicine? Exactly half of the hospitalists who treat adults and who responded...
How many extra shifts do hospitalists work per month?
HOW MANY EXTRA SHIFTS do hospitalists work? Data from our survey show that on average, adult hospitalists put in an extra 1.7 shifts per...
How to chip away at preventable readmissions
Key takeaways:
Hospitals are identifying patients at high readmission risk and targeting them for interventions.
Facilities are setting up post-discharge calls and virtual visits...
