Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Hospital medicine (HM), a well-established clinical specialty, requires clarity of research priorities to identify target areas for investment in HM research infrastructure and activities. The Society of Hospital Medicine's Research Committee developed a 20-item survey and used purposeful sampling of US hospitalist leaders to prioritize primary research topic domains and subdomains. Respondents were asked to rank their HM research priorities using a scale (1 [highest] to 8 [lowest]). Of 239 surveys distributed, 81 (34%) responded. Respondents were predominantly White (53%) and from academic institutions (57%). "Overall, 46% of respondents were male and 33% were female." Top-ranked research domains were innovation in care delivery (median 2, IQR 1,3), value-based care (median 3.5, IQR 2,6), and health disparities (median 4, IQR 2,5). This survey identified top HM research priorities including systems-based topics and health disparities, aligning with HM's identity as a specialty focused on improving systems of care and inequities in care.
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70053
Institutions: University of Chicago, University of California, San Francisco, Mayo Clinic, University of Wisconsin–Madison, UW Health University Hospital, University of Utah, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Wake Forest University, Duke University, Duke Medical Center, University of Rochester Medicine, University of Rochester, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,400
Funders: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, University of Rochester, Humana, Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Institute on Aging, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Awards: G1037935453, Institutional Career Development Core, A Sepsis Transition Program to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in High Risk Individuals, G2446848404, G2478300878, G251401803, G4552652135, G5006710648, G5128758742, G5914153171, G6585951509, G7135287109, G7347516355, G7799598958, G8027061002, G8549656298, G9000103356, Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS), Primary care Implementation and evaluation of Coach McLungs™ an asthma shared decision-making intervention, across a large healthcare system, Institutional Career Development Core, Placing patient preferences at the center of care plans for older adults transitioning from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility, Rural Patient Risks and Exposures for Diabetes ConTrol (Rural PREDICT), SMART POR: Supporting and Mentoring Across Respiratory Topics in Patient Oriented Research
OpenAlex ID: W4409618403