Search results for "Patient Safety"
Patients discharged during holiday season had less timely follow-up and higher risk of death or readmission
“Rather than rushing to get patients home, hospital clinicians should pay attention to discharge planning for this vulnerable group,” the study authors wrote.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/19/4.htm
19 Dec 2018
New proposed rule for discharge planning focuses on patient preferences
Hospitals and critical access hospitals would be required to develop a discharge plan within 24 hours of admission or registration and complete it before the patient is discharged.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/04/2.htm
4 Nov 2015
Flexible duty-hour policies associated with higher dissatisfaction among interns
Flexible policies that did not limit shift length or specify mandatory time off between shifts were not associated with any significant changes in the percentages of time that interns spent on direct patient care and education.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/28/1.htm
28 Mar 2018
Delays in ICU transfer increase mortality, LOS, but early warning score may help, study finds
Researchers retrospectively applied the previously published electronic Cardiac Arrest Risk Triage (eCART) score, which utilizes demographics, vital signs, and laboratory data as an objective measure of critical illness.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/13/2.htm
13 Jul 2016
Specific components of antimicrobial stewardship programs associated with improvements
Effective components included postgraduate physician/pharmacy training programs, order sets specific to antimicrobials, systematic de-escalation review, pharmacists and/or infectious disease (ID) attendings on acute care ward teams, and formal ID training of pharmacists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/10/1.htm
10 May 2017
Physician burnout linked to major errors
The findings suggest that burnout should be a consideration in efforts to reduce errors, according to a study author.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/qa-physician-burnout-linked-to-major-errors.htm
15 Oct 2018
Hospitalist fellowships offer clinical, research, or leadership training
Fellows trade more time in training for gains in knowledge, job opportunities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/hospitalist-fellowships.htm
15 Sep 2015
High ICU utilization for 4 common conditions may drive up costs without improving mortality, study finds
The retrospective cohort study ranked 94 hospitals in Washington State and Maryland by their predicted ICU utilization rates for adult patients hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary embolism, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and congestive heart failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/10/1.htm
10 Aug 2016
Preventing physician suicide
New efforts seek to reduce stigma among clinicians about mental illness and treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/preventing-physician-suicide.htm
15 Mar 2018
Patient and physician hygiene go hand in hand
A recent study investigated the bugs on patients' hands.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/qa-patient-and-physician-hygiene-go-hand-in-hand.htm
15 Jul 2019