Hospital Medicine Research and Scholarship
The Division of Hospital Medicine faculty work to improve medical education and care for hospitalized patients.
Our research and scholarship focus on patient safety, care delivery and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). We seek to understand how diagnostic applications and health systems influence the diseases and outcomes our patients experience, with the goal of improving the care we deliver.
Our faculty are nationally recognized educators who make it a priority to share their findings with hospitalists from around the country.
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Research focus areas
Intake hospitalists
Our research has demonstrated that a dedicated hospitalist-led intake service for transfer calls from outside hospitals reduces unnecessary patient transfers, improves overall hospital capacity management and enhances physician satisfaction.
POCUS
Our hospitalist faculty are nationally recognized for their work in POCUS education, including leading a novel internal medicine-based ultrasound fellowship and an innovative multidisciplinary faculty training program as well as defining guidelines for POCUS nationally.
Medical education
Our team is committed to providing advanced, experiential training for trainees. We strive to deliver state-of-the-art education that evolves alongside the rapidly advancing field of medicine, including initiatives like incorporating POCUS and Systems, Practice and Rapid Improvement in Knowledge or SPARK rounds in the ward training structure.
Care delivery
Delivering better care requires understanding the systems through which we provide high-quality healthcare. Our improvement teams are actively studying key challenges in hospital medicine, including the drivers of diagnostic error and the factors that contribute to prolonged hospital stays.
Faculty careers
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Questions?
- Email dhm@ohsu.edu
- 503 494-1164
“With our research on the SPARK Rounds program, we have shown increases in our adherence to really important aspects of patient care, including our ability to complete medical records and understand who the patient's surrogate decision-maker is.”
