Hospitalists' Lack of Knowledge of the Confusion Assessment Method: A Barrier to Systematic Validated Delirium Surveillance

Abstract

Hospital medicine providers who responded to the survey reported encountering delirium often in their clinical practice; however, they also reported poor familiarity with and demonstrated poor knowledge of the CAM. These results suggest a potential barrier to systematic inpatient delirium screening and support increased delirium education and the use of validated delirium assessments among hospitalists.