Search results for "Patient satisfaction"
Sickest patients score hospital clinicians lower on responsiveness, communication
Overall, patients judged to be at high risk of dying were less likely to choose the top box score for all Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey domains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/08/2.htm
8 Jun 2016
Standardized rounds, antibiotics and acute kidney injury, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2017
Letter from the Editor
Improving transitions of care is one of the top goals facing hospitals and hospitalists today. Happily, it's one that doesn't require a lot of technology to achieve.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/02/lfe.htm
15 Feb 2010
Taking charge after discharge
Medicare payment penalties have helped spur the industry's growth.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/discharge.htm
15 Jan 2013
In the News
Defensive orders, arterial catheters in mechanically ventilated ICU patients, advanced practice providers, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2014
For new hospitalists, the right job means the right mix
Practice size, service time and vacation are top considerations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/newhospitalists.htm
15 Jun 2011
The August issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The August issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes stories about patient-centered care, atrial fibrillation and stroke, and how to give a great talk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/22/7.htm
22 Aug 2012
Be picky about PICCs
Use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) is increasingly common in hospitals, in part because they are easy to use and there is a perception that they carry less risk of infection. But PICCs shouldn't necessarily be the default line for venous access.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/coverstory.htm
15 Sep 2013
Doripenem not for pneumonia; migraine prevention device approved
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and label changes, as well as a device approval.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/fda.htm
15 May 2014
Recent Research
HCAHPS scores, order sets for COPD inpatients, warfarin in brain injury patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2014