Background: The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) population has been steadily growing in the United States over the past decade. Several reports suggested higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the transgender population, including higher rates of human immunodeficiency virus infection, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, alcohol abuse, smoking and mood disorders. Our [...]

Background: Academic hospitalists engage in multiple and varied career directions, including medical education, quality improvement, leadership, and research. In 2009, the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), and the Association of Chiefs and Leaders of General Internal Medicine (ACLGIM) launched the Academic Hospitalist Academy (AHA), an annual conference that [...]

Background: The characteristic profiles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) individuals with heart failure are scarce in the literature. This investigation analyzes the demographics of LGBTQ individuals with heart failure and appropriateness of medical therapy. Methods: A multi-center retrospective analysis of LGBTQ individuals with a diagnosis of heart failure was conducted [...]

Background: Low Health Literacy (HL) is associated with poor health outcomes (1), higher utilization of care, increased risk for hospitalization and increased risk for 30-day rehospitalization (2). HL is composed of three components which includes obtaining the information (reading), comprehending the information and applying it to one’s daily life (3). Patients may master one component, [...]

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)1. On February 29, 2020, the first United States reported its first death3. On March 8, St. Louis County and Missouri saw their first case4. Despite ample research coming out about COVID-19, its causes, and its [...]

Background: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a life-threatening opportunistic infection that leads to severe pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts. This results in respiratory failure and hypoxemia. Its reported survival rate ranges from 20% to 50%. Despite its seriousness, there is limited research on the occurrence of PCP in children, likely due to its infrequency. Current national data [...]

Background: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) enables Medicare-certified hospitals to provide inpatient-level care at home through their Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) initiative. A CMS report on 9/30/24 revealed demographic differences between AHCAH patients and traditional inpatients from the same hospitals. AHCAH patients were more likely to be white, live in [...]

Background: Hospital at Home (HaH) delivers hospital-level care to eligible patients in their homes, offering an alternative to traditional inpatient hospitalization. Longitudinal research has demonstrated that HaH can enhance patient outcomes, increase satisfaction, and decrease rates of hospital readmissions. Patients are first identified for HaH program enrollment through referrals by inpatient providers or our internal [...]