Getting Hip to Vitamin D: A Hospitalist Project for Improving the Assessment and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture

摘要

BACKGROUNDVitamin D deficiency is common in elderly patients with hip fracture, and clinical practice guidelines recommend screening this population. Our hospitalist group cares for all patients admitted with hip fracture, yet lacked a standardized approach to screening for and treating vitamin D deficiency in this population.