Search results for "Perspectives"
Advice on preserving PPE, hospitalist wellness, fair access to resources during pandemic
The Infectious Diseases Society of America releases guidance on infection prevention, hospitalists look at how to maintain their own health and physical distancing during the pandemic, and experts highlight ethical problems with policies on ventilator triage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/29/1.htm
29 Apr 2020
October ACP Hospitalist now online and in the mail
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist is now available and it covers the opioid epidemic, care for prisoners, immigration policies, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/18/5.htm
18 Oct 2017
Beyond the ‘golf course conversation’
Hospitalists need to think harder about sponsorship to promote diversity and equity, said the authors of a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/17/beyond-the-golf-course-conversation.htm
17 Jan 2024
Document to defeat malpractice suits
An experienced expert witness offers 10 tips for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/document-to-defeat-malpractice-suits.htm
15 Jan 2020
Peers support patients in addiction recovery
Hospitals find help from people who've dealt with their own addictions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/peers-support-patients-in-addiction-recovery.htm
15 Jul 2020
Racial disparities in pandemic and society highlighted
A British study highlighted the disproportionate effect of COVID-19 on black pregnant women, and articles by physicians urged action against racism and racial disparities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/17/2.htm
17 Jun 2020
How to write a good discharge summary
Primary care physicians highlighted what they really need to know about their patients' recent hospitalizations in a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/03/free/how-to-write-a-good-discharge-summary.htm
3 Jan 2024
A job for AI
Experts assess the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the burden of documentation and coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/free/a-job-for-ai.htm
8 Nov 2023
Research on COVID-19 vaccines' duration, reactions, prioritization
Antibodies persisted six months after vaccination, a graded dosing protocol allowed patients with reactions to a first shot to get a second, and surveyed Americans wanted to prioritize front-line workers and those with chronic conditions for vaccination.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/14/1.htm
14 Apr 2021
July 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/