Background: Hospital at home (HaH) programs have shown efficacy as substitutes for high-cost, traditional hospitalization in patients who are primarily low-acuity and with a range of medical conditions, including community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and urinary tract infection (UTI). However, wide-spread adoption is minimal as providers and patients are challenged to consider HaH at the time of […]

Background: Documentation of in‐hospital cardiac arrest commonly consists of a paper transcript of the interventions provided during a resuscitation. However, this method of documentation is notoriously unreliable, often lacking the accuracy that is necessary for recording a fast‐paced resuscitation. Quality improvement of resuscitation practices requires precise and uniform documentation of interventions, including exact time of […]

Case Presentation: A 40‐year‐old man without any medical history presented to the emergency department with sudden onset of severe substernal chest pain. He described it as nonradiating, sharp, cramping, and constant. It was associated with palpitations, high‐grade fevers, and nausea and vomiting. He denied shortness of breath, back pai,n or cough. Family history was positive […]

Background: The United States government has made decreasing 30-day unplanned readmissions a national priority, as early hospital readmissions are a common and costly occurrence. Establishment of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) in 2012 led to financial penalties to hospitals with high 30-day readmission rates. As such, decreasing 30-day unplanned readmissions has become a key […]