Although academic medical centers have seen an 18% increase in transfers from community hospitals into their facilities over the past three years, the mortality rate for transferred patients has ...

Patient transfers require an immense amount of time and energy. But in capacity-limited health systems, transfers are increasingly necessary. Timely and efficient patient transfers are key to ...

In 2021, Oregon Health & Sciences University in Portland created the intake hospitalist role, a dedicated position to oversee patient transfers. In the years since, the academic health center has seen ...