Background: Medication reconciliation (MR) is critical for patient safety during hospital admissions and transitions, though MR completion may be complicated by factors such as lack of familiarity with the electronic medical record (EHR) or missing information at admission. Over the past three years, our urban academic quaternary care hospital has led a successful MR improvement [...]

Background: Medication reconciliation (MR) is critical for patient safety during hospital admissions and transitions, though MR completion may be complicated by factors such as lack of familiarity with the electronic medical record (EHR) or missing information at admission. Over the past three years, our urban academic quaternary care hospital has led a successful MR improvement [...]

Background: Nationally, inpatient medical oncology services are transitioning from services led by oncologists to hospitalist led with a consultant medical oncology team. There is national literature surrounding inpatient medical oncology services being poorly received by residents for a variety of reasons. Inpatient medical oncology is generally limited to medical complications and challenging goals of care [...]

Background: Perioperative medicine focuses on providing patient-centered care throughout the pre-operative and post-operative periods. This area of medicine is critical given its potential to limit complications, improve post-operative outcomes, and decrease the duration of hospitalization after surgery. In recent years, perioperative medicine teaching during residency has become a requirement by The Accreditation Council for Graduate [...]

Background: Efficient discharge planning is crucial for improving hospital capacity strain and patient care. Multidisciplinary rounds (MDRs) have demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing communication and care coordination, but their impact on resident teaching teams has been less studied. The expected discharge date (EDD), among other key metrics in discharge efficiency, helps predict bed capacity, optimize patient [...]

Background: Resident physicians are responsible for mastering a vast array of clinical and affective competencies. In the modern clinical learning environment, it is vital that residents can effectively use the electronic health record (EHR) to deliver safe and high-quality care, and that attending physicians and health organizations develop standards by which to supervise trainees in [...]

Background: Accurate, timely admission medication reconciliation (AMR) is a key patient-safety driver. Clinician-performed AMR has higher error rates compared to pharmacy-performed AMR. At our large, tertiary care institution, pharmacists capture only 75% of AMRs and require up to 48h for completion. Delays and errors in clinician-performed AMR on medicine floors have led to patient safety [...]

Background: A core ability of a capable Internal Medicine resident is ability to manage inpatient emergencies like arrhythmias and cardiac arrest. However, between 30-35% of first-year residents at our residency program fail their first attempt at an arrhythmia and cardiac arrest simulation exam, and more than 75% report not feeling confident by the end of [...]