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Rounding with laptops may make residents more efficient, small study finds
Residents on one internal medicine team who were given a novel workflow and a mobile laptop for three months were significantly more likely to place progress notes during rounding hours and sign discharge summaries within 24 hours of discharge than comparison control teams.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/18/rounding-with-laptops-may-make-residents-more-efficient.htm
18 May 2022
Hospital medicine a top career choice among new general internal medicine physicians
The percentage of internists seeing patients both in and out of the hospital declined by more than half between 1990 and 2017, according to an analysis of American Board of Internal Medicine certifications and Medicare claims.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/18/hospital-medicine-a-top-career-choice-among-new-general-internal-medicine-physicians.htm
18 May 2022
Study finds early skill decay after paracentesis training in residency
In a study of internal medicine residents who underwent paracentesis simulation training, performance on the Paracentesis Competency Assessment Tool significantly declined three months later.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/30/3.htm
30 Sep 2020
Internal medicine interns spend only 13% of workday on direct patient care
A study found that an average of 66% of interns' days were spent on indirect patient care (mostly charting and documentation), showing that “internal medicine is now indeed a trade practiced before a computer screen,” an editorial said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/24/1.htm
24 Apr 2019