September 2020
COVID-19 spurs hospital tech
Rapid advances have been made in virtual rounds, chatbots, machine learning, and more.
Helping homeless patients during COVID-19
Hospitalists have been working to improve outcomes for a vulnerable population.
Pandemic pinpoints racial and ethnic disparities
Numerous factors play a role in why Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans are more likely to contract COVID-19.
A framework for team problem solving
A hospitalist discovered some useful principles while working to improve throughput.
Tackling patient flow during COVID-19
An expert offers six tips to achieve early discharges.
Little Red Stethoscope and other tales
Read some hospitalist fables for the modern era.
Liver failure
Combination codes often depend on the acuity and cause of liver failure.
Focus on telehealth before and after hospitalization
Understanding variation in the use of telehealth will be critical during the pandemic and after.
Nocturnists and residents
Internal medicine residents were surveyed about overnight supervision.
Engaging families to detect ICU delirium
Fair diagnostic accuracy was achieved when family members used delirium tools for daily assessments.
COVID-19 tech and disparities
This issue focuses on how the pandemic has driven technological change but also highlighted inequalities in our society.
Cases from MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, goiter, Chagas disease, and more.
Individual case: Anaphylaxis and contact dermatitis from electrocardiogram electrode pads
A patient had both delayed and immediate allergic reactions.
Nutrition, contrast and AKI, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.