Journal of hospital medicine : an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine
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J Hosp Med
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Serious Illness Conversations (SICs) are not consistently integrated into existing inpatient workflows. ⋯ The lack of significant change in standardized SIC documentation may be attributed to insufficient or ineffective interventions and COVID-19-related challenges. Although patient identification is a known barrier to SICs, this issue was minimized with the use of the QSD and RRS. Further research is needed to enhance the implementation of SICs in inpatient settings.