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Strategies to reduce ED boarding: hallway beds and discharge lounges
AT COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE in Camden, N.J., Jean-Sebastien Rachoin, MD, MBA, head of hospital-based services, said he and his colleagues deploy two different interventions...
Strategies to reduce ED boarding: Faster discharges to post-acute facilities
ONE BIG OBSTACLE that ties up beds and helps keep patients stuck in the ED: delays in discharges to post-acute facilities. Lakshmi Swaminathan, MD,...
Which hospitalist groups don’t use multidisciplinary rounds?
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ROUNDS are a way of life for hospitalist groups, but about 20% of hospitalists told us their groups don't rely on that strategy....
How do hospitalist groups cover weekends?
WHEN IT COMES to covering weekends, most hospitalist groups rely on one of two solutions.
According to data from our most recent annual survey, the...
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...