Background: Throughout medical training future hospitalists have many opportunities to observe the teaching techniques of a variety of clinical instructors to inform the development of their own teaching skills. In contrast, after starting a career as an academic hospitalist there are few chances for ongoing observation of clinical teachers to refine their practice. Peer rounding [...]

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 [...]

Background: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys allow patients to reflect on their hospital stay and provide standardized metrics for hospitals to improve the quality of care they provide. hospital administrators have a vested interest in earning strong HCAHPS scores, as this information is publicly available. One theorized way to improve [...]