Background: Timely post-discharge office visits reduce readmission risk, but the association between telemedicine follow-up visits and readmission in patients discharged from the medicine service remains unclear. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in telemedicine utilization for post-discharge follow-up, prompting questions about its association with readmission. Thus, our primary objective was to assess the [...]

Background: Hospital-at-home care is a viable alternative to traditional inpatient care for older patients, allowing them to remain in the comfort of their own home while receiving hospital level care. The program employ a wide array of wearable smart health device (SHD) to track patient’s vital sign and other health metrics, enabling clinicians to intervene [...]

Background: Safety-net hospitals are disproportionately affected by the national intensivist shortage. The Society of Critical Care Medicine estimates the U.S. needs over 48,000 intensivists, but fewer than half are available. This shortage is pronounced in rural and underserved urban areas, leaving hospitalists in resource-limited settings to manage critically ill patients with minimal or no intensivist [...]