Background: Length of stay (LOS) is an important outcome measure in the evaluation of the quality of care for hospitalized patients. LOS in adults with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is reported to be about 3 days, but detailed information about LOS in pediatric patients with DKA is lacking. Knowledge of factors that impact LOS is essential […]

Background: Perioperative patient management in accordance with the clinical practice guidelines is effective only when followed. The ACC/AHA perioperative guidelines contain many recommendations which cannot be translated in electronic health record alerts or order sets. Purpose: We built an app to improve efficiency in preoperative evaluations based on the ACC/AHA guidelines. We present results of […]

Background: The role of the hospitalists was originally to improve efficiency in medicine; however, in order to reach maximum efficiency, a quality dynamic must be achieved. Hospitalists face a particular challenge with increased workload and patient volume partnered with decreased treatment time. Purpose: There is no “gold standard” method of rounding for hospitalists. This study […]