Update in Hospital Medicine: Evidence Published in 2016.

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Updates4 April 2017Update in Hospital Medicine: Evidence Published in 2016Eduard E. Vasilevskis, MD, MPHEduard E. Vasilevskis, MD, MPHFrom Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M17-0132 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This Update highlights research published in 2016 that focused on clinical and policy innovations in hospital medicine. Some of the selected articles reflect the increasing importance of geriatric care in hospital medicine, with research on geriatric syndromes (delirium, functional impairment, and polypharmacy) that can adversely affect patient outcomes. Others address common conditions leading to hospital admission in the United States (1); these include sepsis, pulmonary embolism in syncope, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, and cellulitis. Finally, because hospitalists practice in a rapidly changing policy environment, evolving policy areas reflected in this Update include pay-for-performance and the promotion of ...