The COVID-19 pandemic has required an unprecedented global healthcare response requiring maintenance of existing hospital-based services while simultaneously preparing for high-acuity care for infected and sick individuals. Hospitals must protect patients and the diverse healthcare workforce by conserving personal protective equipment and redeployment of facility resources. While each…

Although many health care institutions believe that clinical peer review is vital for identifying and improving quality of care, peer review is perceived by many clinicians as variable and inherently punitive. Successful peer review requires institutional leadership and adoption of a just culture approach to investigating…

Self-promotion can be challenging for physicians who are looking to advance their careers. While they want to make their successes in the workplace known, they are afraid of coming off as aggressive and turning off the people that they are trying to impress with their accomplishments. This dilemma led to…

The recent Charter on Physician Well-being calls for a partnership and commitment among medical professionals and healthcare organizations to address the epidemic of physician burnout and to promote a culture of well-being. Physicians who are well are better able to serve their patients, students, colleagues, profession, and society. Pledging a…

Heart failure has a growing global impact. The incidence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in particular has been consistently increasing, and it will likely become the prevailing type of heart failure. Despite the growing predominance, less is known about the underlying mechanisms that contribute to HFpEF compared…

Hospital readmission is a major burden for patients, caregivers, and health systems. One study of Medicare fee-for-service patients found that 1 in 5 are rehospitalized within 30 days of discharge. In 2011, there were 3.3 million readmissions in the United States across all payers contributing to 41.3 billion in total…

Medical cannabis use is common in the United States and increasingly more socially acceptable. As more patients seek out and acquire medical cannabis, primary care physicians will be faced with a growing number of patients seeking information on the indications, efficacy, and safety of medical cannabis. We present a case…

There is a notable lack of education on nutrition and physical activity guidelines in medical schools and postgraduate training. The purpose of this study is to assess the nutrition and exercise knowledge and personal health behaviors of physicians in the Department of Medicine at a large academic center. Methods. We conducted…

The number of deaths from gun violence continues to increase in the United States. Despite multiple studies demonstrating that counseling patients leads to safer gun storage, it is not routinely practiced by physicians. There are multiple barriers to discussing firearms with patients. A barrier in Florida, until recently, was a…

This report describes a novel method to enhance medical student understanding of systems-based practice and patient safety through experiential learning, assessing the perceived value of student identified patient safety and systems vulnerabilities, and their proposed interventions at academic children’s hospitals. Genuardi, F. J., Kelly, M. N., Rosenberg, E. I.,…