Background: Multiple recent studies have demonstrated a link between effective clinician communication and patient experience of care in the hospital. Additionally, at a time of unprecedented rates of clinician burnout, communication challenges can negatively impact hospitalist job satisfaction. Despite this, there are limited proven interventions for improving communication in hospital medicine. A low-cost, high-yield, and [...]

Background: The increased morbidity and disproportionately high mortality rates among Black and Hispanic patients hospitalized due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are well documented. However, little is known about how patients’ experiences differ across racial and ethnic lines after discharge. Methods: A survey was conducted online in the United States by the Harris Poll from [...]

Background: Interdisciplinary Rounds (IDRs) are essential for coordinating patient care on hospital units within the two acute care hospitals of St. Peter’s Health Partners located in Albany, New York (a 440-bed tertiary care hospital and a 160-bed hospital). However, with a length of stay O:E ratio as high as 1.34, we were concerned that not [...]