Hospital Medicine
Commentary
Registered Dietitian Nutritionists’ Role in Hospital in Home
As Hospital in Home becomes more widely adopted within the Veterans Health Administration and other health care systems, it is crucial to consider...
News
New guideline for in-hospital care of diabetes says use CGMs
Patients with diabetes or newly recognized hyperglycemia get admitted to every patient service in the hospital, and their glycemic management can...
News
FDA: Urgent device correction, recall for Philips ventilator
News
Hospital medicine gains popularity among newly minted physicians
At the same time, the percentage of general internists in a mixed practice setting decreased from 52% to 23%.
Conference Coverage
Surgery handoffs still a risky juncture in care – but increasing communication can help
Experts say understanding the full clinical picture of a surgery patient and ongoing communication between hospitalists and the surgery department...
Conference Coverage
TAVI device shows less deterioration than surgery 5 years out
A transcatheter aortic valve – CoreValve Evolut – is associated for first time with less deterioration than surgical repair at 5 years.
Conference Coverage
Hospital factors drive many discharges against medical advice
Shortcomings in the quality of care and other factors beyond patients’ control explain why some leave the hospital early.
Original Research
Characterizing Opioid Response in Older Veterans in the Post-Acute Setting
Despite receiving higher dosages and more specialist consultations, some veterans’ pain responds poorly to opioids, and psychiatric comorbidity...
News
Veterans Potentially Exposed to HIV, HCV at Georgia Hospital
Original Research
An Academic Hospitalist–Run Outpatient Paracentesis Clinic
A quality improvement study examined whether administering paracentesis on an outpatient basis reduced hospitalizations without increasing patient...