Jean-Sebastien Rachoin, MD

Boarding admitted patients on inpatient floor hallways can alleviate emergency department (ED) crowding. Outcomes tend to be positive, but the published evidence is weak, according to this systematic review.

Greater reliance on travel nurses may be associated with more hospital complications.

Discharge before noon was associated with longer length of stay in patients with medical diagnoses and shorter length of stay in surgical patients.

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we found that hospitalists reduce hospital length of stay without increasing costs.