How a hospitalist can use AI, task by task

I work as a hospitalist. Part of my job is to prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Indication: [general]
Options: [drugs]

List considerations, interactions and dosing to verify. I prescribe. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

I work as a hospitalist. Part of my job is to diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Presentation: [symptoms, signs, no patient details]
Results: [tests]

List a differential with what supports or argues against each, and next tests. I make the diagnosis.

I work as a hospitalist. Part of my job is to order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays).

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Presentation: [general, no patient details]
Question: [what to rule in or out]

List tests that could help, what each tells you, and costs or risks. I decide. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

I work as a hospitalist. Part of my job is to conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Situation: [condition or project, no names]
Options: [list]

Compare options and risks; list information needed. I decide. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

I work as a hospitalist. Part of my job is to refer patients to medical specialists, social services, or other professionals as appropriate.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Situation: [general, no patient details]
Options: [specialists, services]

List red flags and criteria for referral, and what to include in the referral. I decide.

I work as a hospitalist. Part of my job is to direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing or support staff.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Team: [counselors, clinicians, staff]
Issue or goal: [describe]

Help me prepare: the key message in 2 sentences, what good looks like, how people might react and how I'll respond, and one thing I'll check next week.

I work as a hospitalist. Part of my job is to communicate with patients' primary care physicians upon admission, when treatment plans change, or at discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Patient situation: [general, no identifiers]
Who: [physician, physicist, team]

Prepare an SBAR-style update and questions. Then play the clinician so I can practice. Suggest ways to open, phrases to avoid, and how to handle it if things get tense. Then play the other person so I can practice.

I work as a hospitalist. Part of my job is to direct the operations of short stay or specialty units.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Service: [describe]
Issue: [describe]

Help me prepare: the key message in 2 sentences, what good looks like, how people might react and how I'll respond, and one thing I'll check next week.

I work as a hospitalist. Part of my job is to direct or support quality improvement projects or safety programs.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and therapy and counseling.
Issue: [customer problem, defects]
Team: [describe]

Plan an investigation and team briefing. Give me the key message in 2 sentences, how people might react, and how to respond to each.