Background: Sexual harassment encompasses unwelcome verbal and physical sexual attention, including gender-based behaviors in social settings. It violates fundamental human rights and poses a global issue for men and women. In medical communities, it has been linked to burnout, isolation, workforce attrition, and the perpetuation of unprofessional behaviors through medical education. In the U.S., annual [...]

Background: Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) is one of the newest subspecialties and was recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties in 2016, with its first fellowship programs accredited in 2020. While research barriers in academic medical practice have been identified in prior studies, the facilitators and barriers to research productivity for PHM faculty in [...]

Background: Discharge delays are associated with excessive costs to healthcare systems and poor patient outcomes. We sought to identify perceived barriers to timely discharge within and outside the control of hospitalists from the multidisciplinary team pivotal to the discharge process, and if different professionals noted different barriers. Methods: In June 2024, we surveyed hospitalist physicians/advanced [...]

Background: Since the pilot program for the hospitalist system was initiated in September 2016 in South Korea, hospitalists have provided specialized care to hospitalized patients and played a crucial role as experts in inpatient care. It is essential to analyze patient perceptions of hospitalist services to identify areas for improvement, as well as to study [...]

Background: Among all hospitalized patients with diabetes mellitus, about 40-50% require insulin at discharge. Insulin is a high-risk medication, associated with many errors including missed dosing, inaccurate dosing, or prescription of the wrong type of insulin. Many of these errors can occur during transitions of care including discharge and in patients with poor diabetes knowledge. [...]

Background: Patient experience is critical in the quality of care delivered in hospitals and is closely linked to better clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. Hospitalized patients under the care of hospitalists often face challenges related to communication, understanding their plan of care, and feeling connected to their healthcare team. Enhancing patient experience in this setting [...]