Background: Although in-person hospitalist presence, increasingly staffed by dedicated nocturnists, has become the norm overnight in the hospital (1-2), the scope of nocturnist practice and the typical workload has not been defined. Methods: In November 2019 a survey was created by a panel of nocturnists made up of members of the SHM Night Medicine Special [...]

Background: Cross-covering patients overnight is part of standard Hospitalist practice, however there is little understanding of the workload contribution. Much of the current literature for hospitalist productivity focuses on wRVU, day census, or number of admits per shift. These metrics are not applicable to cross cover since it is largely non-billable work. A cross sectional, [...]