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Academic hospitalists vs. nonacademic hospitalists: a look at compensation, shift work, patient encounters and more.
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AbstractObjective. Delirium and pain are common in older adults admitted to hospital. The relationship between these is unclear, but clinically important.
Physicians often shy away from preparing their patients to die
Physicians often shy away from preparing their patients to die, but for this physician there’s beauty in death if one can tolerate looking.
Night medicine: a great teaching opportunity
An innovative program of having dedicated nocturnist attendings whose sole job is to help educate and supervise the residents working nights.
Content of Patient Electronic Messages to Physicians in a Large Integrated System
This quality improvement study describes the content of electronic health record messages from patients to physicians in a large integrated health care system using natural…
What’s the average size of hospitalist groups
Data from Today’s Hospitalist’s survey found that the average size of a hospitalist group that treats adults is 25.7 physicians.
Rural-urban differences in Long-term Mortality and Readmission Following COVID-19 Hospitalization, 2020 to 2023
AbstractBackground. We compared long-term mortality and readmission rates after COVID-19 hospitalization based on rural-urban status and assessed the impac
Physicians Are No More Likely to Be Politically Active Than Non-Physicians
Why physicians are not more politically involved should be further investigated, researchers say
Hospitals at odds over quality training standardization
Some health systems are turning to external certification and educational programs to teach staff in quality roles.