Search results for "Patient Safety"
Penalties for hospital-acquired conditions didn't lead to improvements in safety
A study found that large, teaching, and safety-net hospitals were more likely to be penalized by Medicare for their rates of hospital-acquired conditions, suggesting that the penalty program could be decreasing equity without improving quality, according to the study authors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/10/3.htm
10 Jul 2019
Last chance to nominate a Top Hospitalist
ACP Hospitalist is currently seeking nominations for our 11th annual Top Hospitalists issue. The nomination deadline is July 30, 2018.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/25/5.htm
25 Jul 2018
Work hours, cardiac rehab, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2020
In the News
Attending physician workload, prescription opioids after overdose.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2016
In the News
CDC reports sharp rise in kidney disease hospitalizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2008
Improving Indian Health Service hospitals
Agency strives to ensure safety, coordinate quality initiatives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/ihs.htm
15 Apr 2017
Empowering patients to prevent falls
A color-coded poster highlighted the importance of fall precautions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/success-story-empowering-patients-to-prevent-falls.htm
15 Jun 2020
August 2008
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/08/
Antimicrobial stewardship, readmissions
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2017
Global health hospitalists
More physicians are focusing on a particular country, and frequently a particular hospital, to bring about lasting change.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/coverstory.htm
15 Jan 2013