Patient Satisfaction with a Psychology Consultation-Liaison Service at an Academic Medical Center.

One to two-thirds of all medically admitted patients have comorbid psychiatric concerns. To address the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional factors that affect medical hospitalization, psychological or psychiatric consultation-liaison (CL) services are consulted. The current study was designed to understand patient satisfaction with a CL psychology service and how it was associated with satisfaction with overall hospitalization, taking into consideration relevant factors.

Impact of Length of Stay on Readmission in Hospitalized Patients.

Background Readmission and length of stay (LOS) are two hospital-level metrics commonly used to assess the performance of hospitalist groups. Healthcare systems implement strategies aimed at reducing both. It is possible that tactics aimed at improving one measure in individual patients may adversely impact the other.

Discharge before noon: is the sun half up or half down?

Objectives: To analyze the impact of discharge before noon (DBN) on length of stay (LOS) and readmission of adult inpatients.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of 78,826 patients from a single tertiary care center between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2018.

Methods: The patient population was divided between patients discharged before and after noon.

Caring for patients in a hospitalist-run clinical decision unit is associated with decreased length of stay without increasing revisit rates.

Background: Observation medicine is a growing field with increasing involvement by hospitalists. Little has been written regarding clinical outcomes in hospitalist-run clinical decision units (CDUs).

Objective: To determine the impact of a hospitalist-run geographic CDU on length of stay (LOS) for observation patients.