Background: The HCAHPS survey is used nationally by health systems as a standard to measure the patient experience and identify opportunities for improvement. Historically, process improvement initiatives based on the survey are implemented retroactively, attempting to prevent negative experiences for future patients. However, given the increasing complexity of patient care, proactively addressing the identified concerns […]

Background: Despite the widespread use of technology across our daily lives, many processes in the hospital remain manual and labor-intensive. As hospital medicine divisions grow, there is an increasing need for automated and scalable solutions. While many hospitals look to external vendors to provide automated solutions, these often lack customizability and gaps remain. Purpose: To […]

Case Presentation: An otherwise healthy 36 year-old presented to the emergency room with increasing pain and swelling of her left upper extremity, progressively worsening over the last week. Physical examination showed significantly enlarged left upper extremity with tenderness and erythema. Further evaluation showed presence of left subclavian, internal jugular vein DVT. A CT-angiogram performed for […]

Background: Rapid response teams (RRT) are critical to the timely and appropriate management of acutely decompensating patients within many hospital systems. In the academic setting, the vital role of RRT leader is often filled by a resident physician who may lack the necessary medical knowledge and experience to initiate timely management for these patients. 100% […]

Case Presentation: Here, we present a rare case of large bilateral pleural effusions arising from a pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) with a complicated course of trapped lung. Our patient is a 41 year old woman with a history of chronic pancreatitis who presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of dyspnea on exertion and […]

Background: Many modern electronic medical record (EMR) systems permit application of templates to hospital After Visit Summaries (AVS). A need remains for enhancement of the document’s completeness and readability to enable successful patient self-management. Such advancements must balance with provider usability of EMR tools. This study evaluates the impact of a novel EMR tool, disappearing […]

Background: Nurse Practitioners (NP) & Physician Assistants (PA), also referred to as Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), have become an integral part of Hospital Medicine Groups (HMG). As per the State of Hospital Medicine report (1) from the Society of Hospital Medicine, 83% of HMGs had APPs in 2020. Over the next few years, the average […]

Background: The inpatient ward provides a unique opportunity for innovative educational approaches. Hospitalists can champion novel educational applications and address millennial’s learning preferences. Many faculty lack adequate training in teaching skills, yet clinician educators must be knowledgeable and confident in their teaching abilities. COVID-19 clarified that in-person faculty development (FD) events are questionable as future […]

Background: The HCAHPS survey is used nationally by health systems as a standard to measure the patient experience and identify opportunities for improvement. Historically, process improvement initiatives based on the survey are implemented retroactively, attempting to prevent negative experiences for future patients. However, given the increasing complexity of patient care, proactively addressing the identified concerns […]

Background: Despite the widespread use of technology across our daily lives, many processes in the hospital remain manual and labor-intensive. As hospital medicine divisions grow, there is an increasing need for automated and scalable solutions. While many hospitals look to external vendors to provide automated solutions, these often lack customizability and gaps remain. Purpose: To […]