Rushad Patell, Joséphine A Cool, Elise Merchant, Laura E Dodge, Daniel N Ricotta, Brian Persaud, Larissa K Gomez, Lauren Yang, Alison Trainor, Brian Carney, Jeffrey William, Stewart Lecker, Miranda Theodore, Camille Petri, Douglas Horst, Daniel Stein, Natalia Forbath, Abdul Azim, Andrew J Hale, Jason A Freed
BACKGROUND: In-hospital consultation is essential for patient care. We previously proposed a framework of seven specific consultation types to classify consult requests to improve communication, workflow, and provider satisfaction. METHODS: This multimethods study's aim was to evaluate the applicability of the consult classification framework to real internal medicine (IM) consults. We sought validity evidence using Kane's validity model with focus groups and classifying consult requests from five IM specialties...
March 12, 2024: Journal of Hospital Medicine: An Official Publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine