Background: Hospital at Home (HaH) is an expanding clinical model that delivers inpatient-level care to patients in their homes, substituting a traditional hospital stay. It is becoming a standard of care at many institutions, yet there are still few formally established processes for integrating medical trainees despite clear benefits for both the program’s growth and [...]

Background: Internal Medicine physicians are increasingly involved in Perioperative care. Medicare claims data in colectomy & total hip arthroplasty patients shows >50% had a medicine consult (1) Surgeons, when surveyed, felt Internist’s role in preoperative risk stratification and medication management were vital (2).In one study, 82.2% of medical consultations came from surgical services commonly from [...]

Background: Ultrasound guided peripheral IV (USGPIV) placement is a critical skill that currently requires placement by providers or critical care nurses at Yale-New Haven Hospital. In particular, our Liver and Kidney Transplant unit requires frequent support for IV access placement from our Hospitalist Procedure Team (HPT) and critical care nursing intervention (SWAT team). There are [...]