Research priorities for adult hospital medicine: A survey of US hospital medicine leaders
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.
Authors
- Blair Pollitt Golden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0576-3894)
- James D. Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7761-7039)
- Maylyn Martinez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5218-5615)
- Stephanie K. Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5576-4356)
- Valerie G. Press (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9961-4878)
- Andrew McWilliams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3406-9201)
- Andrew Sumarsono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5326-083X)
- Sagar B. Dugani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7858-1317)
- Juliessa M. Pavon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9047-0051)
- Micah T. Prochaska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5629-0137)
- Ashley Jenkins
- Valerie M. Vaughn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4362-7842)
- Nicolas Caravelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4846-9228)
- Andrea Jackson‐Sagredo
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70053
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.13
Funders
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
- University of Rochester
- Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities