Importance Many strategies to reduce hospital length of stay (LOS) have been implemented,
but few studies have evaluated hospital-led interventions focused on high-risk populations …

Effective communication is key when providing quality health care. 1 The practice of good
communication skills in the medical profession is integral for the development of meaningful …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Chronic opioid therapy for chronic pain treatment has
increased. Hospital physicians, including hospitalists and medical/surgical resident …

Background Varied and fragmented care plans undertaken by different practitioners
currently expose surgical patients to lapses in expected care, increase the chance for …

Policy Points: Policymakers seek to transform the US health care system along two
dimensions simultaneously: alternative payment models and new models of provider …

Background The hospitalist workforce has been at the forefront of the pandemic and has
been stretched in both clinical and nonclinical domains. We aimed to understand current …

ABSTRACT Hospital at Home (HaH) is a sustainable, innovative, and next-generation model
of healthcare. From the healthcare management point of view, this model provides cost …

The quality of physician-patient communication influences patient health outcomes and
satisfaction with healthcare delivery. Yet, little is known about contextual factors that …

Strong primary care does not develop spontaneously but requires a well-developed
organizational planning between levels of care. Primary care-oriented health systems are …

Introduction: The issue of evaluating the efficiency of health systems has been elaborated
upon frequently. Since “health” is a multi-faceted concept, many variables of different …