Background: Traditional measures of workload such as wRVUs may not be adequate to understand the impact of work design on key patient, workforce, and organizational outcomes. In this study, we developed a workforce application to capture clinician perception of workload and environment and then paired this data with electronic workload measures in the EHR in [...]

Background: Healthcare systems face challenges to meet the needs of a complex aging patient population, and simultaneously at risk of clinician burnout and loss of talent. Advancements in technology for clinical use have extended the reach of clinicians into patient homes, improving operational efficiency of Acute Care at Home programs, as well as patient and [...]

Case Presentation: A 73 year old female with a PMH of CKD 3a, GERD, and laryngeal cancer s/p total laryngectomy presented with epigastric pain for one day, radiating to bilateral upper abdominal quadrants, nausea, and vomiting.On exam the patient was hypertensive (240/90s), but otherwise hemodynamically stable. Lab work was unremarkable. A HIDA scan showed acute [...]