Background: Many evidences suggesting that hiring more hospitalists could result in cost savings, higher quality of care, and superior treatment outcomes[1-3]. Despite the benefits of introducing hospitalists in the hospitals, solely focusing on their productivity can potentially bring burnout and stress, even psychiatric symptoms, to them[4-8]. Recognizing and addressing the burnout and psychiatric symptoms of [...]

Background: Although 1 in 10 people suffer from chronic insomnia, the prevalence among hospitalized patients is likely higher, due to common comorbidities such as depression and chronic pain in this population. We aimed to assess the prevalence of undiagnosed insomnia among hospitalized adults and examine the associations between severity of insomnia and in-hospital sleep duration [...]

Background: Sleep is generally poor in hospitalized patients and sleep deprivation has many harmful effects, including delirium, insulin resistance, hypertension, and impaired function of the immune system. In this quality improvement (QI) project, our goal was to delay early morning phlebotomy blood collections to improve sleep for our patients, while not negatively impacting hospitalists’ perception [...]