Adrienne G DePorre, Troy Richardson, Henry T Puls, Alec M Bernstein, Rebecca Ebbers, Cy Nadler
{"title":"Patient physical violence toward healthcare workers at a US children's hospital.","authors":"Adrienne G DePorre, Troy Richardson, Henry T Puls, Alec M Bernstein, Rebecca Ebbers, Cy Nadler","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13592","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An improved understanding of patient-related violent events toward healthcare workers (HCWs) is a critical step in mitigating patient violence in the pediatric medical hospital setting. Therefore, we sought to describe the timing/setting, potential antecedents to, and management of pediatric patient-related violence toward HCW. Using our electronic health record (EHR), we performed a retrospective study of patient-related physical violent events from 2017 to 2022 among youth hospitalized at our free-standing children's hospital. We identified 144 violent events associated with 75 patients. Most (66.7%) events occurred after a youth was medically cleared for discharge, and most (55%) events were preceded by an aversive experience the youth was trying to avoid. Most (77.1%) youth received medications for de-escalation, and nearly one-half (47.9%) experienced mechanical restraints. Our results highlight the challenges hospitals face while caring for youth at risk for behavioral escalations and support the need for both comprehensive in-patient behavioral health teams.</p>","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143019054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The secret to saying no: A decision framework for physicians.","authors":"Samir S Shah","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13590","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143019056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Justin B Searns, Matt Hall, Meghan Birkholz, Kevin J Downes, Brittany B Hubbell, Andrew S Kern-Goldberger, Jessica L Markham, Jason G Newland, Stephanie L Rolsma, Marie E Wang, Sean T O'Leary, Samuel R Dominguez, Sarah K Parker, Matthew P Kronman
{"title":"Accuracy of pathogen diagnostic codes for acute hematogenous musculoskeletal infections in children.","authors":"Justin B Searns, Matt Hall, Meghan Birkholz, Kevin J Downes, Brittany B Hubbell, Andrew S Kern-Goldberger, Jessica L Markham, Jason G Newland, Stephanie L Rolsma, Marie E Wang, Sean T O'Leary, Samuel R Dominguez, Sarah K Parker, Matthew P Kronman","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13584","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Administrative databases are powerful tools for pediatric research but lack patient-level microbiology results. This study aimed to determine the accuracy of pathogen discharge diagnosis codes for children hospitalized with acute hematogenous musculoskeletal infections (MSKIs). Medical records for 244 children hospitalized with acute hematogenous MSKIs were manually reviewed to determine which bacterial pathogen, if any, was identified for each MSKI based on microbiology results obtained during the hospitalization. Microbiology results for each patient were then compared to their discharge diagnoses in the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database to determine the accuracy of pathogen discharge codes. Discharge diagnostic codes correctly matched the microbiology results in 89.3% of encounters. Sensitivity and specificity for Staphylococcus aureus discharge diagnostic codes were 88.6% and 96.4% respectively for methicillin-susceptible S. aureus and 92.9% and 99.5% for methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Pathogen discharge codes are reliable surrogates that accurately reflect the microbiology results for children with MSKIs.</p>","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142981087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dying in the hospital: Spiritual-based care at the end of life.","authors":"Hafsa Bhatty, Ashima Lal, Emily Pinto Taylor","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13588","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142973255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samir S Shah, Erin E Shaughnessy, Benjamin Kinnear
{"title":"Preparing for the unthinkable: The resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases.","authors":"Samir S Shah, Erin E Shaughnessy, Benjamin Kinnear","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13589","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142967668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factoring neighborhood context factor into readmission risk: An outstanding question for health systems and policymakers.","authors":"Anna Morenz, Joshua M Liao","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13587","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142960664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joel C Boggan, Nazima Allaudeen, Heather Shaw, Sarah Cantrell, Joyce Akwe
{"title":"Health conditions seen frequently in hospitalized United States Veterans who served after 9/11/2001: A scoping review.","authors":"Joel C Boggan, Nazima Allaudeen, Heather Shaw, Sarah Cantrell, Joyce Akwe","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13586","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13586","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hospitalists working outside the Veterans Affairs (VA) system frequently will serve Veterans receiving care for acute conditions and/or awaiting transfer to VA facilities.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To perform a scoping review of health conditions and associated outcomes relevant to hospital medicine in US Veterans who served in active duty or reserve deployed roles after November 9, 2001.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A search of MEDLINE and Embase was performed using a combination of terms related to military service period and health conditions, yielding 5634 citations published after January 1, 2013.</p><p><strong>Study selection and data extraction: </strong>Two reviewers performed independent screening at the title/abstract and later at the full-text levels. Conflicts at both stages were resolved through discussion. Single reviewers extracted data and synthesized results into three categories: (1) mental health and nonblast trauma, (2) neurologic outcomes, and (3) other conditions, including cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 85 included studies, 19 focused on cardiovascular, respiratory, autoimmune, and multisystem outcomes; 38 focused on mental health and nonblast trauma; and 28 focused on traumatic brain injury and neurologic outcomes. Studies showed high rates of comorbid mental health diagnoses and suicide-related behaviors relative to non-Veteran populations, as well as relatively younger incidence of cardiovascular and respiratory chronic conditions, such as atrial fibrillation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Most studied health conditions among Veterans of post-9/11 conflicts have focused on areas of particular importance to the VA. However, significant gaps remain, particularly in understanding the correlation between specific exposures and clinical outcomes currently observed and to be anticipated in the future in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142960666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence of burnout and impact of workload on physician wellness: A cross-sectional survey of hospitalists in British Columbia, Canada.","authors":"Vandad Yousefi","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13577","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hospitalists in British Columbia care for a large percentage of hospitalized patients across 21 acute care facilities.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to characterize the demographic and work attributes of the workforce and to understand levels of burnout and the relationship between workload and job satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional survey of individuals participating in hospitalist programs in BC.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Almost all individuals (96%) were involved in the care of patients with COVID-19 in 2021, the height of the pandemic. High rates of burnout were demonstrated among hospitalists, with a large number of providers planning to significantly reduce or stop their involvement in acute care. Regression analysis identified workload as an important factor associated with burnout. Older physicians, those who had been practising for longer, and those with moderate to high number of shifts were more likely to consider reducing their involvement with their programs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>High levels of burnout are associated with a desire to reduce work involvement among BC hospitalists. Health system leaders need to consider factors contributing to burnout as a key aspect of broader health human resource planning efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142916451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}