Point-counterpoint: Are routine daily physical exams in hospitalized patients a waste of time?

Point: Routine Daily Physical Exams in Hospitalized Patients Are a Waste of Time – Journal of Hospital Medicine

Counterpoint: Routine Daily Physical Exams Add Value for the Hospitalist and Patient – Journal of Hospital Medicine

Rebuttal: Routine Daily Physical Exam – Journal of Hospital Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Almost exactly a year ago, I had a modestly controversial tweet about routine daily physical exams — and about how we should probably spend more time actually talking to our patients daily rather than pretending to examine then.https://t.co/jtziAizIwL

— Adam Rodman (@AdamRodmanMD) August 24, 2021