Mixed Topics
Perspectives
A case-based framework for de-escalating conflict
De-escalation of a conflict is a critical and evolving skill and practice.
News
AMA, hospital group sue federal government over surprise billing law
The rule’s approach to surprise billing would “all but ensure that hospitals, physicians, and other providers will routinely be undercompensated...
News
Care via video teleconferencing can be as effective as in-person for some conditions
Video teleconferencing works best for monitoring patients with chronic conditions, according to the author of a new paper.
Career
Residency programs readjust during COVID
The pandemic has put a spotlight on the importance of being flexible.
News
Did prior authorization refusals lead to this patient’s death?
Nearly 4 years after major organizations signed a consensus statement agreeing to improve the prior authorization process, physicians say little...
News
Faster testing possible for secondary ICU infections
Clinical
Rural hospitalists confront COVID-19
Hospital medicine continues to extend into rural communities and small rural hospitals.
News
Droperidol/midazolam combo curbs agitation in ED patients
A combination of haloperidol and lorazepam has been widely used to curb agitation in these patients, but droperidol and midazolam could be more...
News
ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don’t have COVID
“It’s an early indicator that what’s happening in the ED is that we’re seeing more acute cases than we were pre-pandemic.”
Practice Management
Geographic cohorting increased direct care time and interruptions
Does geographic cohorting improve hospitalist efficiency?