Search results for "Quality Improvement"
New index for preoperative cardiovascular evaluation may have strong predictive power
The index categorized patients' cardiovascular risk based on their age, history of heart disease, symptoms of angina or dyspnea, hemoglobin level, and whether they were having vascular or emergency surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/19/3.htm
19 Jun 2019
Top Hospitalists
The 2018 Top Hospitalists issue profiles 10 physicians with very diverse backgrounds and interests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/top-docs.htm
15 Nov 2018
SHM issues recommendations on ultrasound guidance for vascular access procedures
The 29 new recommendations from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) cover preprocedure steps, procedure techniques, postprocedure care, and training.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/18/1.htm
18 Sep 2019
Acute kidney injury, racial disparities
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/recent-research.htm
15 Jan 2020
Patient deterioration alerts didn't improve mortality or length of stay in trials
According to a new systematic review, pre-post studies have found benefits from using health information technology for early detection of inpatient deterioration, but randomized controlled trials have shown no significant changes from such interventions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/patient-deterioration-alerts-didnt-improve-mortality-or-length-of-stay-in-trials.htm
20 Apr 2022
Top Docs
Meet ACP Hospitalist's 2015 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/top-hospitalists-2015.htm
15 Nov 2015
Never too late for a career change
Some experienced hospitalists offer their strategies for keeping work interesting.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/never-too-late-for-a-career-change.htm
15 May 2021
Don't quit too soon
Findings from a recent study may change practice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/coverstory.htm
15 Dec 2012
Fixing, not fighting, electronic systems
Even health IT experts get angry at their electronic medical records, but the solution is to work with your computers rather than toss them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/fixing-EHRs.htm
15 May 2016
Factor frailty into preop assessment
Frailty should be assessed along with baseline cognition, risk for delirium, functional status, nutritional status, and, in particular, patients' treatment goals and expectations, an expert said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/25/1.htm
25 Apr 2018