Background: Understanding a hospitalist’s efficiency is important to identify opportunities to provide support and prevent burnout (1). This is key when onboarding new hospitalists, as early intervention can lead to rapid improvement and a long-term sustainable career. The evaluation of hospitalist efficiency can be difficult and is often thought to require close clinical shadowing or [...]

Background: Onboarding for new hospitalist attendings tends to focus heavily on local systems practices, such as the electronic health record, how to engage consultants, and billing in order to ensure clinical functionality. This orientation tends to be impersonal and deficient in the essential skills for a long and fulfilling career in hospital medicine. The importance [...]