Meeting
Abstract Number: 147
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The American Board of Internal Medicine expects all general internists to be competent, at least “with regard to their knowledge and understanding,” in bedside paracentesis, thoracentesis, central venous catheterization, and lumbar puncture, among other less invasive procedures. Unfortunately, increasing patient loads with a focus on efficiency caused a shift away from our hospitalist group […]