Background: Patients with cancer diagnoses are known to have the highest likelihood of readmission to the hospital based on nationally available data. Reducing readmissions to the hospital has remained a national priority in healthcare quality, however it can be challenging to identify patients who are at highest risk for readmission to the hospital. Currently, our [...]

Background: Healthcare costs continue to represent a growing burden on the American economy.  Current research has focused on methods to eliminate unnecessary tests or procedures to save costs and prevent waste.  Hepatitis C antibody testing represents one example of a test that, when positive, almost never needs to be repeated in a patient’s lifetime. Once [...]

Background: As surgical and anesthetic practices have advanced, an increasing population of older adults with increased medical complexity are undergoing surgery. A significant portion of these patients may present to the hospital requiring urgent surgical intervention and there is an evolving and expanding role for hospitalists in preoperative risk assessment. However, there remains variable exposure [...]