Background: The process by which patients are admitted to the inpatient setting after evaluation in the emergency department (ED) is a critical component of their care transition. Striking the proper balance between the speed of the process and the quality of the communication is paramount to optimizing workflows and ensuring patient safety. At our institution, [...]

Background: We created a generative artificial intelligence chatbot (“VLRChat”) that draws from a comprehensive curricular resource (the 480-page Vanderbilt Housestaff Handbook) to answer point-of-care clinical questions by hospitalists and inpatient clinical teams. Time constraints and cognitive overload frequently prevent hospitalist faculty and learners from determining the optimal, most current answers to clinical questions: as many [...]