Case Presentation: A lovely 56‐year‐old woman was admitted with ongoing issues pertaining to a recently diagnosed lower‐extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). She was originally diagnosed with heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia, but re‐presented with a new DVT despite adequate outpatient anticoagulation. On admission, the patient was initially managed with intravenous bivalirudin; however, during the hospitalization she experienced issues […]

Background: The electronic health record (EHR) is a major focus of a hospitalist’s daily work but is also often a frustration. Organizations offer providers the chance to recommend improvements to the system, but frequently there are significant delays in implementation or the request does not even cross the threshold for institutional action. Additionally, of those […]