Background: Over the last several years we have seen the rapid growth of the specialty of hospital medicine across the country. One of the unintended consequences of this expansion has been the decrease in direct teaching responsibilities of the medical subspecialists on the inpatient medical teaching services. As these responsibilities have been subsumed by our [...]

Background: Over the last several years we have seen the rapid growth of the specialty of hospital medicine across the country. One of the unintended consequences of this expansion has been the decrease in direct teaching responsibilities of the medical subspecialists on the inpatient medical teaching services. As these responsibilities have been subsumed by our [...]

Background: Management of the hospitalized cancer patient represents unique challenges: delivery of complex, specialized medical management to a growing population, compounded by intense scrutiny of patient preference and goals of care. Historically, these patients have been admitted to a subspecialist’s service, but many institutions have now transitioned to a hospitalist-driven care model. Limited research suggests [...]

Background: Whether or not a specialty medical center provides better patient outcomes and lower cost compared to a general hospital is controversial. In addition, few studies have focused on the specialty orthopaedic centers. The objective of our study is to evaluate if hospital length of stay (LOS) and cost were improved after the building of [...]

Background: Hospital at Home (HaH) provides inpatient level of care to patients within their homes and replaces the brick and mortar inpatient experience. Our institution’s HaH program has had incredible success and has enrolled over 2000 patients to date and continues to expand. The growth of our program has allowed us to accept more complex [...]

Background: The selection of medical specialties by physicians may be shaped not only by their academic interests and aptitudes but also by socioeconomic factors within their families. However, research on the relationship between parental income and specialty choice among physicians remains limited. This study aimed to elucidate the socioeconomic backgrounds of parents across various medical [...]