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A Curriculum on Advanced Topics in Hypertension for Internal Medicine Residents

Objectives: Hypertension (HTN) affects nearly half of US adults. Our multi-institutional survey revealed that Internal Medicine residents lack proficiency in advanced HTN topics. We developed a curriculum to address knowledge gaps in these topics and aimed to assess the effects of the curriculum on residents’ confidence, desire for future training,…

Posted in: curriculum development 8 Hypertension 40 internship and residency 3

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Holiday Discharges Are Associated with Higher 30-Day General Internal Medicine Hospital Readmissions at an Academic Medical Center

Objective: Academic medical centers face unique challenges in educating physician trainees in effective discharge practices to prevent readmissions. Meanwhile, residents must handle high workloads coupled with frequent rotations to different services. This study aimed to determine whether daily service census, service turnover, time of discharge, and day of discharge increase…

Posted in: electronic health records 6 hospital readmission 4 internal medicine 17 internship and residency 3 propensity score 2

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Does the Use of Standardized History and Physical Forms Improve Billable Income and Resident Physician Awareness of Billing Codes?

Objectives: Resident physician knowledge of financial reimbursement guidelines for patient encounters is limited. We determined whether the use of standardized history and physical examination forms by residents for hospital admissions plus a brief lecture would increase the level of billing codes, increase billable income, and increase resident awareness of billing…

Posted in: graduate medical education 28 hospital 3 internship and residency 3
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