Search results for "High-Value Care"
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
EHR-based intervention reduced repetition of blood typing and screening
The weekly average rate of duplicate blood type-and-screen tests decreased by 48.7% after a best practice advisory was added to the electronic health record (EHR) in a large health system.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/19/ehr-based-intervention-reduced-repetition-of-blood-typing-and-screening.htm
19 Jul 2023
A doctor seeks ways to encourage earlier palliative care talks
Cross-discipline initiatives are key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/palliative.htm
15 Mar 2015
In the News
Effectiveness of chlorhexidine alone, clindamycin for invasive strep, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/itn.htm
15 Oct 2014
Mindful ordering project changed residents' lab testing practices
A five-phase intervention that included education, reminders, and changes to electronic heath record options to encourage internal medicine residents to think more carefully before ordering lab tests reduced overall use of labs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/05/mindful-ordering-project-changed-residents-lab-testing-practices.htm
5 Apr 2023
Top Docs
Meet our 2014 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2014
Intervention successful in decreasing routine vitamin D testing
A decision support tool that prompted clinicians about appropriate testing criteria and included a best practice advisory was associated with a 44% drop in orders for vitamin D levels and a 61% reduction in repeat testing among inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/10/intervention-successful-in-decreasing-routine-vitamin-d-testing.htm
10 May 2023
Use a light touch for ICU sedation
Take a stepwise approach to choose sedation and paralysis wisely.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/use-light-touch-for-icu-sedation.htm
15 Dec 2019
Having more hospitalists linked to better care value
Hospitals that employed more hospitalists had better scores in the CMS Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing Program overall and in the Patient Experience and Efficiency domains, a cross-sectional study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/29/having-more-hospitalists-linked-to-better-care-value.htm
29 Jun 2022
SHM selected new Choosing Wisely recommendations with patient input
The latest advice from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) on avoiding low-value care includes recommendations against waking patients at night for routine care and against routinely prescribing venous thromboembolism prophylaxis to all inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/15/free/shm-selected-new-choosing-wisely-recommendations-with-patient-input.htm
15 Jun 2022