{"title":"Write more, worry less: A guide to enhancing your academic productivity.","authors":"Samir S Shah","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13502","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142121359","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":"Clinical guideline highlight for the hospitalist: Diagnosis and management of acute bacterial arthritis in children.","authors":"Brandon Palmer, Austin Cummings, Danita Hahn","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13499","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Guideline title: </strong>Clinical Practice Guideline by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2023 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bacterial Arthritis RELEASE DATE: January 1, 2024 PRIOR VERSION(S): n/a DEVELOPER: Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) FUNDING SOURCE: PIDS and IDSA TARGET POPULATION: Children with suspected or confirmed acute bacterial arthritis.</p>","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142116577","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}
Zahir Kanjee, Charlie M Wray, Andrew P J Olson, Samir S Shah
{"title":"Artificial intelligence in hospital medicine.","authors":"Zahir Kanjee, Charlie M Wray, Andrew P J Olson, Samir S Shah","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13498","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhm.13498","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142116576","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":"Using patient preferences to shift healthcare culture: Patient-centered clinical decision support as a tool to aid in hospital at home participation.","authors":"Courtney Sump, Matthew J Molloy, Shivani K Jindal","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13497","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142116579","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}
Emily R Downing, Sandra R Castro-Pearson, Abbey C Sidebottom, Timothy D Sielaff
{"title":"Elevated care at home: An alternative to traditional levels of care.","authors":"Emily R Downing, Sandra R Castro-Pearson, Abbey C Sidebottom, Timothy D Sielaff","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13496","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Elevated care at home (ECH) is a novel in-home care model supporting early hospital discharge and providing an alternative to institutional postacute care.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study compares patient characteristics, mortality, and readmission outcomes of hospitalized patients who transitioned to ECH to patients who transitioned to skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and skilled home health services (SHH).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective study of patients between May 2020 and January 2022 transitioned from the hospital to ECH, SNF, or SHH. The analysis compared patient characteristics, 30-day mortality, and readmission stratified by COVID-19 infection status. Outcomes were assessed using logistic regression after propensity score matching.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 32,132 eligible patients, 6.3% were transitioned to ECH, 39.7% to SNF, and 54.0% to SHH. After matching, all baseline characteristics except for age were balanced between groups. Postmatch and adjusting for age differences, ECH patients experienced lower risk of death compared to SNF (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 0.61, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.40, 0.92) and similar risk of hospital readmission compared to SNF patients (AOR 1.08, 95% CI 0.89, 1.31) and SHH patients (AOR 0.96, 95% CI 0.80, 1.16). COVID-19-negative ECH patients compared to matched SNF patients were more likely to readmit (AOR 1.30, 95% CI 1.02, 1.65) with no significant difference in risk of mortality (AOR 0.72, 95% CI 0.44, 1.18).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ECH had similar or improved outcomes relative to SNF and SHH. COVID-19-negative ECH patients experienced higher readmissions relative to SNF. ECH supported patients to return home from the hospital and provided an alternative to an institutional postacute setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142116578","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}
Nicole Curatola, Nathan Juergens, Mariam K Atkinson, Jeffrey L Schnipper, Rachel Weiss, Erin Y Cohen, Jenica Cimino, Clara To, Elizabeth A Bambury, Ebrahim Barkoudah, Sampathkumar Mani, Hassan Khalil, Rosa Mora, Johsias Maru, James D Harrison
{"title":"Inpatients' understanding of the hospitalist role and common medical terminology.","authors":"Nicole Curatola, Nathan Juergens, Mariam K Atkinson, Jeffrey L Schnipper, Rachel Weiss, Erin Y Cohen, Jenica Cimino, Clara To, Elizabeth A Bambury, Ebrahim Barkoudah, Sampathkumar Mani, Hassan Khalil, Rosa Mora, Johsias Maru, James D Harrison","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many patients are unable to identify members of their hospital care team and experience confusion regarding some medical terminology used during hospitalization, including descriptions of the structure of their inpatient care team. This cross-sectional study sought to (1) examine inpatients' understanding of the role of a hospitalist and (2) assess inpatients' familiarity with other medical terminology commonly used in the hospital. We surveyed 172 patients admitted to the hospital medicine service at two academic medical centers. We found that almost half (47%) of respondents were unfamiliar with the term and/or role of a hospitalist, while the remaining patients had varied understanding of the role. Several other medical terms were frequently misunderstood (such as \"NPO,\" \"PA,\" and \"Attending\"). Ongoing efforts are needed to improve communication to ensure that hospitalized patients understand the hospitalist's role and the medical terms shared with them.</p>","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142094340","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":"Leadership & professional development: Pro-motility agents: Mobilizing mentors to make progress.","authors":"V Ram Krishnamoorthi, Shannon K Martin","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13495","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142038068","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}
Alexandra Campione Russo, Jean-Luc Tilly, Leah Kaufman, Melissa Danforth, Mark L Graber, J Matthew Austin, Hardeep Singh
{"title":"Hospital commitments to address diagnostic errors: An assessment of 95 US hospitals.","authors":"Alexandra Campione Russo, Jean-Luc Tilly, Leah Kaufman, Melissa Danforth, Mark L Graber, J Matthew Austin, Hardeep Singh","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diagnostic errors are a leading cause of patient harm. In 2022, the Leapfrog Group published a report containing 29 evidence-based practices that hospitals can adopt to reduce diagnostic errors.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To understand the extent to which US hospitals have already implemented these practices, we conducted a national pilot survey of Leapfrog-participating hospitals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To reduce respondent burden, we divided the 29 practices across two surveys: one focused on organizational culture and structure (Domain 1), and the second focused on the diagnostic process itself (Domain 2).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 95 hospitals from 23 states responded to one or both surveys. On average, hospitals reported implementing 9 of the 16 practices (56%) in Domain 1 and 8 of the 13 practices (62%) in Domain 2. The rate of practice implementation varied greatly, with some hospitals implementing as few as three practices in their domain. The most commonly implemented practices were ensuring access to medical interpreters, continuous access to radiologists, ensuring staff and patients can report diagnostic errors and concerns, and having a formal process to identify and notify patients when diagnostic errors occur. The least implemented practices included convening a multidisciplinary team focused on diagnostic safety and quality, a CEO commitment to diagnostic excellence, conducting diagnosis-focused risk assessments, and training clinicians to optimize clinical reasoning in the diagnostic process.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings suggest large and important implementation gaps for practices related to diagnostic excellence and can inform new initiatives to promote diagnostic excellence in US hospitals.</p>","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142010139","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}
Elizabeth Boggs, Gregory Misky, Sharon Scarbro, Mark Gritz, Renuka Tipirneni, Richard Lindrooth
{"title":"Disparities in postdischarge follow-up and risk of readmission between Medicaid and privately insured patients.","authors":"Elizabeth Boggs, Gregory Misky, Sharon Scarbro, Mark Gritz, Renuka Tipirneni, Richard Lindrooth","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13486","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Studies have identified higher risk of readmission for patients with Medicaid compared to those with private insurance. Postdischarge follow-up is utilized as an intervention to reduce readmissions in the Medicare population, but it is unclear whether follow-up reduces risk of readmission for patients with Medicaid.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess whether follow-up within 30 days of discharge reduces risk of readmission and mitigates readmission disparities based upon insurance status.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study used Cox proportional hazard and competing risk models to estimate associations between sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, follow-up, and readmission. We analyzed data from 4281 patients aged 21-64 years with Medicaid or private insurance who were hospitalized from January 2017 to December 2019 for one of five conditions associated with high risk of readmission. Outpatient follow-up within 30 days of discharge and 30-day all-cause readmission were outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall risk of readmission was similar for Medicaid and privately insured patients in this cohort (13.7% and 14.5%, respectively). Patients with Medicaid were 23% points less likely to complete outpatient follow-up within 30 days compared to patients with private insurance (p < .001). However, outpatient follow-up before readmission within 30 days of discharge was not associated with a significant difference in readmission rate (hazard ratio: 1.10, 95% confidence interval: 0.91-1.32) in the overall sample or in analysis stratified by payer.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We found similar rates of readmission for Medicaid and privately insured patients despite significant disparities in postdischarge follow-up. Timely follow-up care alone may not be sufficient as an intervention to reduce readmissions.</p>","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142010138","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}
Brett R Curtis, Shuo Tian, Sachita Shrestha, Trevor Denton, Blake Haller, Jonathan Sebolt, Michael Adams, Stephanie P Taylor, David Paje
{"title":"The association of hospitalist medical procedure service with operational efficiency at an academic medical center.","authors":"Brett R Curtis, Shuo Tian, Sachita Shrestha, Trevor Denton, Blake Haller, Jonathan Sebolt, Michael Adams, Stephanie P Taylor, David Paje","doi":"10.1002/jhm.13484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13484","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examined the impact of a hospital medicine medical procedure service (MPS) on hospital length of stay (LOS), postprocedure LOS, and completion of procedures on weekends. We included 4952 patients admitted to our large academic hospital between July 1, 2021 and July 31, 2023 who underwent thoracentesis, paracentesis, or lumbar puncture (LP). MPS performed 30% (1499) of these procedures. After adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, Charlson comorbidity score, and procedure type, procedure performance by MPS was associated with a shorter total hospital LOS (incidence rate ratio [IRR]: 0.93; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.87-0.99) and postprocedure LOS (IRR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.76-0.88). Also, MPS-performed procedures were twice as likely to occur on weekends compared to non-MPS-performed procedures (odds ratio [OR]: 2.05; 95% CI: 1.75-2.41). These findings support the beneficial impact of MPS on operational efficiency, an important outcome for both patients and hospitals.</p>","PeriodicalId":94084,"journal":{"name":"Journal of hospital medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141997133","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}