Meeting
Abstract Number: 4
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Assessing severity of illness using available electronic medical record (EMR) data on admission and predicting inpatient mortality is very challenging. Lacking standardized practices around end of life issues, hospitalists use their clinical judgment in making these crucial decisions. Prolonged discussions may be needed in medically complex patients to direct an optimal plan of care […]
Abstract Number: 84
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Sexual harassment and gender discrimination are common in medical practice. Hospital medicine is a relatively young and evolving specialty and less is known about their prevalence in this field. This study aims to evaluate the experiences of academic hospitalists regarding this topic. Methods: An anonymous Qualtrics Survey was emailed to hospitalists in the participating […]
Abstract Number: 143
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Trust has long been considered an important element in the doctor-patient relationship, and historically physicians have been considered one of the most trusted professions in the US. However, recent data suggests that patient trust in the healthcare system has eroded. One hypothesized cause of this loss of trust is the breakdown of the doctor-patient […]
Abstract Number: 395
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: In surgical co-management (SCM), surgeons and hospitalists share responsibility of care of the surgical patients. In August 2012, we implemented SCM in Orthopedic and Neurosurgery services at our institution (Ann Surg 2016;264(2):275-282). This model is innovative because the same Internal Medicine hospitalists are dedicated year round to the same surgical service. After the first […]