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Background
Unplanned hospitalizations among patients with advanced cancer are often sentinel events prompting goals of care discussions and hospice transitions. Late referrals to hospice, especially those at the end of life, are associated with decreased quality of life and higher total health care costs. Inpatient management of patients with solid tumor malignancies is increasingly shifting from...
Background
Smilow Cancer Hospital (SCH) introduced hospitalist comanagement to the inpatient oncology service to address long lengths of stay and oncologist burnout.
Objective
To determine the impact of hospitalists on inpatient quality outcomes and oncologist experience.
Interventions
Hospitalists were introduced to one of two inpatient oncology services at SCH. Patients were assigned to teams...
BACKGROUND
Hip fractures are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among elderly patients. Coordinated multidisciplinary care is required to optimize medical outcomes.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the effect of the implementation of standardized, evidence‐based protocols on clinical outcomes and mortality in patients with fragility hip fractures.
INTERVENTIONS
A multidisciplinary group was...
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