Background: Sexual harassment encompasses unwelcome verbal and physical sexual attention, including gender-based behaviors in social settings. It violates fundamental human rights and poses a global issue for men and women. In medical communities, it has been linked to burnout, isolation, workforce attrition, and the perpetuation of unprofessional behaviors through medical education. In the U.S., annual [...]

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a powerful bedside tool utilized by hospitalists to care for patients, with wide-ranging applications including aiding clinical diagnosis, monitoring response to therapy, and guiding performance of invasive procedures.1-4 Despite its published benefits, POCUS adoption by hospitalists has lagged behind other specialties, in part due to inconsistent training experiences across internal [...]

Background: This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and characteristics of unplanned 30-day readmissions after an index hospitalization for heart failure in elderly patients. We also sought to identify factors that predict readmission. Methods: We analyzed the 2020 NRD, and non-elective hospitalizations for heart failure among elderly patients aged > 65 years were identified using [...]

Background: Effective communication affects cancer management and outcomes and is particularly essential in the last year of life when medical complexity peaks. In the last decade, adoption of telemedicine and other advances may have affected patient experience and communication effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to assess racial disparities and trends in patient experience [...]

Background: Hospital length of stay (LOS) is an important metric for evaluating a healthcare system’s quality of patient care, patient experience and outcomes, efficiency of practice, and resource management. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in the average hospital LOS in the United States. Hospital LOS has continued to remain high due to [...]

Background: Hospitalist models have grown significantly since their inception in the mid-1990s. However, despite their widespread presence, hospitalists’ optimal workflows remain poorly studied and defined. This gap is particularly concerning given the increasing complexity of hospitalized patients. Without a clear understanding of optimal hospitalist work design, clinicians face an increased risk of unsafe workloads and [...]

Background: Caring for multiple patients with complex needs, especially those with behavioral and psychosocial challenges, can contribute to burnout and dissatisfaction in clinical work [1]. A recent internal survey of hospitalists within our division identified managing such patients as the primary barrier to sustainable clinical work. However, the definition of “complexity” varies between hospitalists and [...]

Background: Decisional capacity requires four dimensions: 1) understanding of information given to make a choice 2) appreciation of situation as it relates to oneself and own situation 3) ability to engage in comparative and consequential reasoning while rationally manipulating information given and 4) ability to communicate a decision. Recently, there have been 2 main challenges [...]

Background: Burn injuries and corrosion are significant contributors to global mortality, particularly in severe cases where complications such as sepsis and organ failure arise. This study analyzed trends and disparities in mortality rates due to burns and corrosion among different age groups and demographic categories from 1999 to 2020. Methods: Analysis of Burns and corrosion [...]

Background: Substance use and mental health disorders significantly contribute to disparities in cancer care, particularly in the South Bronx, a region with a large Latinx and Black population. This study evaluates the impact of these disorders on cancer care among newly diagnosed patients at Lincoln Cancer Center. Methods: This retrospective study included newly diagnosed cancer [...]