Accountable care organization Southwestern Health Resources quickly moved its clinical services online as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Its COO Dr. Sanjay Doddamani said there are more changes coming to re-align value-based care.
Patients have lower rates of mortality and hospital readmissions when treated by female physicians, with female patients benefitting more than their male counterparts, new research…
In Reply We agree with Drs Gallo and Santiago that research is needed to identify and target the upstream contributors to disparities in hospital readmissions.…
AbstractBackground. Hospital patients with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are vulnerable to a range of adverse outcomes. Hospita
CEO Dr. Anne Klibanski spoke candidly about Mass General Brigham’s capacity issues, including what is driving them and what the system is doing in response.
Challenges in tele-hospital medicine, when joined with in-patient care, include steep learning curves and honing communication skills.
Telehealth services help streamline admissions and post-discharge visits, telehospitalists work both in-house and from home during weeks off.
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Patients went out-of-network 3.5 times more often to see a behavioral health clinician than a medical/surgical clinician in 2021, and up to 20 times more…
Handling surge capacity, telehospitalist services provide night coverage or serve as consultants for complex patients during the day.
however, little is known about clinicians’ experiences with postdischarge care transitions. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study surveying hospital-based medical clinicians (ie, “hospitalists”) across 2…
