Search results for "Conference Coverage"
The next patient safety target: misdiagnosis
Other experts at the conference estimated that about 40,000 deaths a year in the U.S. ... Hospitalists are well positioned to help improve diagnosis, experts at the conference said.
December 2013
Take a balanced approach to sodium imbalances
Tips for treating patients on both ends of the sodium spectrum, from hyponatremia to hypernatremia.
December 2013
Updated joint guideline means changes for CAP
This issue delves into new recommendations on community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and offers conference coverage from the American Public Health Association, Midwest Hospital Medicine, and CHEST. ... Two articles in this issue propose potential responses.
January 2020
Comanagement commandments
Keep consultation relationships well-defined to avoid problems down the road.
June 2008
What you should know about psychotropics
Expert discusses special considerations for patients with various medical conditions.
August 2013
Integrating palliative care into the ICU
at a recent conference on quality. ... Other topics of interest to hospitalists at the IHI conference included measuring the effectiveness of rapid response teams and fighting sepsis.
March 2011
From ACP Hospitalist
30, at 7 p.m. Eastern. Two other articles in this issue focus on opioid addiction: a Perspectives piece by a hospitalist advocates for a harm-reduction approach and conference coverage ... Additional conference coverage in the January issue offers tips
January 2020
Inpatient insulin: Secrets to smoother switches
Irl B. Hirsch, MD, MACP, offers tips for moving patients to formulary options.
August 2020
Medicare readmission penalties examined
Advice is given on how hospitals and clinicians can avoid the pitfalls of the penalty program, and how policymakers could change it to operate more effectively.
March 2014
Hopes and fears abound at National Bundled Payment Summit
At the time of the conference, the CMMI had proposed four possible models for pilot programs, and four more were expected soon. ... Rutledge reported. Finding an effective way to interest patients in cost-consciousness and hospital choice will be key to
January 2012