2022
Associations between hospitalist physician workload, length of stay, and return to the hospital
Djulbegovic M, Chen K, Cohen AB, Heacock D, Canavan M, Cushing W, Agarwal R, Simonov M, Chaudhry SI. Associations between hospitalist physician workload, length of stay, and return to the hospital. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2022, 17: 445-455. PMID: 35662410, PMCID: PMC9248905, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.12847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayEmergency departmentPhysician workloadYale-New Haven HospitalMedian patient ageSeverity of illnessElectronic health record dataNumber of patientsHealth record dataWeekend admissionHospital daysPatient ageClinical outcomesObservational studyHospitalist serviceMAIN OUTCOMEPatient complexityHospitalist workloadSociodemographic factorsPatient encountersPatientsLogistic regressionMultilevel PoissonRecord dataOutcomes
2019
Patient-Reported Quality of Hospital Discharge Transitions: Results from the SILVER-AMI Study
Richards BG, Hajduk AM, Perry J, Krumholz HM, Khan AM, Chaudhry SI. Patient-Reported Quality of Hospital Discharge Transitions: Results from the SILVER-AMI Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 35: 808-814. PMID: 31654359, PMCID: PMC7080904, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05414-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of dischargeEmergency department utilizationAcute myocardial infarctionPatient-reported qualityHospital discharge processOlder patientsAcute Myocardial Infarction StudyMyocardial Infarction StudyProspective cohort studyMedical record reviewEmergency room utilizationAdults age 75Key ResultsA totalHospital Consumer AssessmentSILVER-AMI StudyHospital discharge transitionsHigh-risk periodDesignMulti-centerCohort studyHospital dischargeMedian ageClinical outcomesRecord reviewAdverse outcomesResultsA total