Search results for "Quality Improvement"
A different score and factor to consider before surgery
Hospitalists should think beyond the Revised Cardiac Risk Index when providing preoperative assessments, attendees at Internal Medicine Meeting 2022 learned.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/04/a-different-score-and-factor-to-consider-before-surgery.htm
4 May 2022
The new, improved M&M
Morbidity and mortality conferences are starting to be seen more as a potential opportunity to address patient safety issues and reduce preventable errors than as education- and blame-oriented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/the-new-improved-m-and-m.htm
15 Jul 2018
Checklist improved care consistency after in-hospital cardiac arrest
A pilot study found that performance of four critical tasks after return of spontaneous circulation, including performing an EKG within one hour, improved from 19.4% before implementation of a checklist to 51.1% afterward.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/checklist-improved-care-consistency-after-in-hospital-cardiac-arrest.htm
21 Jun 2023
Intervention in safety-net system failed to reduce overuse of VTE prophylaxis
An order set and best practice advisory in the electronic health record did not significantly affect use of prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism (VTE), but did provide some useful lessons, a study of 11 New York City hospitals found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/19/intervention-in-safety-net-system-failed-to-reduce-overuse-of-vte-prophylaxis.htm
19 Apr 2023
Recurrent C. diff, decision tree for sepsis, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2017
Telehospitalist program reduced length of stay at a rural VHA hospital, study finds
Readmission rates did not improve with telemedicine, but patients and clinicians at both the hub and spoke hospitals were highly satisfied with a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) telehospitalist pilot program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/24/3.htm
24 Feb 2021
Procalcitonin: Promise and pitfalls
Uptake of procalcitonin testing has been slow in U.S. hospitals, but experts say the biomarker could help with antibiotic stewardship efforts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/procalcitonin-promise-and-pitfalls.htm
15 Aug 2018
LTAC use, med adherence after MI, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2018
Good door-to-balloon time not associated with fast stroke response, study finds
Overall the hospitals were significantly better at meeting door-to-balloon time goals than those for door-to-needle time and performance ranged more widely among hospitals on the latter measure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/22/2.htm
22 Mar 2017
Program for advanced recovery after surgery associated with shorter stays, better outcomes
The program for patients undergoing colorectal resection or hip fracture repair focused on optimizing nutrition, mobility, pain management, and patient engagement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/17/4.htm
17 May 2017