Search results for "Geriatrics"
Nurses, but not family, found that quality of life program helped dying elderly patients
The Belgian study provided staff on acute geriatrics wards with a care guide for last days of life, training, supportive documentation, and a guide for implementation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/24/4.htm
24 May 2017
Measurement of inpatient mobility impairment can help predict later mortality
Patients who were mobile at admission and developed impairment were significantly more likely to die during the next six months, while those who recovered mobility during hospitalization had a reduced mortality risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/14/4.htm
14 Jun 2017
ACOVE quality indicators may improve care in hospitalized elderly
Clinicians administered a checklist during rounds, which assessed for prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism, indwelling bladder catheters, mobilization, and delirium evaluation—four commonly encountered components of Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/12/2.htm
12 Jul 2017
Say no to antipsychotics and bed alarms for older patients
Some well-intentioned but misguided interventions may harm geriatric inpatients more than they help.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/inpatient-interventions-for-older-patients.htm
15 Jul 2017
C. diff and Hospital Medicine 2017
Conference coverage of cirrhosis, geriatrics, high-value care, diagnostic error, and radiology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jul 2017
A new understanding of UTIs
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an overused diagnosis that can lead to the myriad harms of antibiotic overtreatment, says Thomas E. Finucane, MD, FACP.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/qa-new-understanding-of-utis.htm
15 Oct 2017
Introducing our latest list of Top Hospitalists
ACP Hospitalist's annual feature turns 10.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Nov 2017
10th Annual Top Hospitalists issue
Meet our 2017 Top Docs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/10th-annual-top-hospitalists.htm
15 Nov 2017
Hospitalists and hospice referrals
A study author discusses why hospice rates, and referrals by hospitalists, may be increasing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/qa-hospitalists-and-hospice-referrals.htm
15 Nov 2017
Resource use, outcomes of hospitalization may be associated with care continuity
Medicare patients who were cared for by their primary care physician instead of a hospitalist were more likely to be discharged home and had slightly lower 30-day mortality rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/22/4.htm
22 Nov 2017