Hospital Medicine
Case Reports
Chronic Microaspiration and Frailty: A Geriatric Smoking Gun?
Chronic microaspiration and diffuse aspiration bronchiolitis may account for some otherwise unexplained frailty in nursing home patients.
Program Profile
Implementation of a Protocol to Manage Patients at Risk for Hospitalization Due to an Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition
A review and referral process for patients at risk for hospitalization due to an ambulatory care sensitive condition increased patient access to...
Program Profile
Creating an Intensive Care Unit From a Postanesthesia Care Unit for the COVID-19 Surge at the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System
To address the surge of patients with COVID-19 in Southeast Michigan, the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System engineered, built, and...
Opinion
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Even the fields of science and medicine may generate some bad apples.
Latest News
US News releases latest top hospitals list, adds COVID heroes
Our Hospital Heroes series is a tribute to recognizing individuals at urban and rural hospitals in communities across the country.
News
Non–COVID-19 VA Hospital Admissions Drop During the Pandemic
Research suggests that infection fears may lead some patients to avoid critical care.
Latest News
Internists’ use of ultrasound can reduce radiology referrals
The use of point-of-care ultrasound in internal medicine has been more controversial than in emergency medicine.
Original Research
Implementation and Evaluation of a 90-Minute Rituximab Infusion Protocol at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center
To support the safe implementation of a 90-minute rapid infusion protocol for rituximab, physicians, pharmacists, and nurses were educated on...
Original Research
Assessment of Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy Utilization in the Indian Health Service
Using the Veterans Affairs Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy presents unique challenges to Indian Health System pharmacy workflow but can...
Conference Coverage
Beefed up inpatient/outpatient care transition is key to suicide prevention
Suicide risk is increased 300-fold during first week after inpatient psychiatric discharge.