Background: Hospitalists, rather than primary oncologists, are increasingly caring for hospitalized patients with cancer. High medical acuity, complex psycho-social issues, rapidly evolving cancer treatments, advanced care planning, and end-of-life care make management of this patient population especially challenging. The impact of the oncology hospitalist model of care delivery on clinical quality and oncologists’ work satisfaction […]

Case Presentation: A 41‐year‐old white woman was evaluated in an outpatient clinic 4 hours after her friend observed that she had slurred speech and facial droop for 30–40 seconds that spontaneously resolved. She denied any other focal motor or sensory symptoms, headache, visual changes, loss of consciousness, or fall. She did not have any medical […]