Background: Recently, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) put forth their latest expectations of residents using Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA). Furthermore, prompted by an interest in improving the health of the population, enhancing the experience and outcome of the patient, and reducing the per capita [...]

Background: Delirium is associated with high morbidity and mortality in hospitalized older adults. Sleep is a modifiable risk factor for delirium. Eye masks (EMs) and earplugs (EPs) have been shown to improve sleep and effective reduce delirium in the ICU. This study examines the clinical usability of this intervention component in general medicine patients. We [...]

Background: Perioperative medicine focuses on providing patient-centered care throughout the pre-operative and post-operative periods. This area of medicine is critical given its potential to limit complications, improve post-operative outcomes, and decrease the duration of hospitalization after surgery. In recent years, perioperative medicine teaching during residency has become a requirement by The Accreditation Council for Graduate [...]

Background: As a strategy to address its ongoing capacity crisis, our hospital has focused on reducing length of stay and improving throughput. Our hospitalists care for patients on >20 nursing units across four buildings, which creates inefficiencies that may prolong length of stay. Although other institutions have demonstrated improved patient flow by geographically cohorting patients [...]