Search results for "Quality improvement"
Frailty screening intervention linked to reduced mortality in year after elective surgery
A best practice alert identified patients with frailty and prompted surgeons to document a frailty-informed shared decision-making process and/or refer for additional evaluation by a multidisciplinary presurgery clinic or a primary care physician.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/01/frailty-screening-intervention-linked-to-reduced-mortality-in-year-after-elective-surgery.htm
1 Mar 2023
Antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines often not followed after elective surgery
A retrospective cohort study of 521,091 inpatient surgeries at 825 U.S. hospitals found that vancomycin was the most frequently misused agent and its use was associated with increased rates of acute kidney injury.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/22/antimicrobial-prophylaxis-guidelines-often-not-followed-after-elective-surgery.htm
22 Feb 2023
Slashing superfluous labs
Experts offer their advice on getting over your love of daily labs to help patients and reduce costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/free/slashing-superfluous-labs.htm
1 Feb 2023
New recommendations from think tank address moral stress among hospital clinicians
The Study to Examine Physicians' Pandemic Stress interviewed attendings and fellows who cared for COVID-19 patients in 23 hospitals in New York City and New Orleans and developed 12 recommendations to address their distress.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/25/new-recommendations-from-think-tank-address-moral-stress-among-hospital-clinicians.htm
25 Jan 2023
SDOH data collected for varied reasons including curriculum development, quality improvement
A review found that food security or malnutrition was the social determinant of health (SDOH) most commonly screened for among patients hospitalized on medicine services, followed by housing, transportation, employment, education, income, functional status and disability, and social support.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/sdoh-data-collected-for-varied-reasons-including-curriculum-development-quality-improvement.htm
14 Dec 2022
Quality improvement across specialties
A hospitalist mentored an endocrinology fellow after they connected at a social event.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/30/quality-improvement-across-specialties.htm
30 Nov 2022
Making the most of mentorship
Our special issue on mentorship offers tips for building relationships and five diverse stories of successful mentor/mentee pairs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/30/making-the-most-of-mentorship.htm
30 Nov 2022
A boost in the middle
Faculty development leaders search for new ways to help mid-career hospitalists stay inspired and pursue their passions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/16/free/a-boost-in-the-middle.htm
16 Nov 2022
Owning OUD in the hospital
Less than 15% of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive treatment with buprenorphine or methadone during hospitalization. New recommendations for hospitalists aim to change that.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/02/free/owning-oud-in-the-hospital.htm
2 Nov 2022
Moving on from readmissions
Some experts are saying it's time for hospitals and payers to shift their focus from preventing readmissions to pursuing other quality objectives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/moving-on-from-readmissions.htm
26 Oct 2022