Background: Ongoing staffing shortages, high bed occupancy rates and post COVID changes are putting substantial strain not only on the inpatient environment, but also on the Emergency Department (ED). Increase in the number of boarded patients and length of boarding times pose risk to optimal patient care. Across the nation, the role of hospitalist as [...]

Background: Reducing hospital length of stay (LOS) for patients who are medically ready for discharge is both an operational necessity and a shared patient goal given fixed hospital capacities and rising costs of care. Presently, there is no readily identifiable time-point in the electronic medical record (EMR) denoting when patients become medically ready for discharge. [...]

Background: Hospital discharge is a complex process for patients, caregivers, and providers. A patients’ understanding of new diagnoses, medications, and appointments improves the capacity for self-care and post-discharge outcomes. A new “Team Discharge” initiative was piloted to improve patients’ understanding of the discharge plan through patient-centeredness and interdisciplinary communication during the critical transition from hospital [...]