Search results for "Staffing"
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about medication errors, EKG abnormalities, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/journal-watch.htm
15 May 2007
Balancing act: How ACGME work-hour limits are changing hospital medicine
When the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education decided in 2003 to limit residents' work to 80 hours per week, opponents said that the change would be a disaster for hospital medicine. But while the ruling has presented staffing challenges, patients have not suffered and hospitalists are in higher demand than ever on the job market.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/cover-story.htm
15 Oct 2007
Minneapolis bridge collapse tested local hospitals' emergency plans
Having a common command system in place was key to their swift response.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/bridge.htm
15 Nov 2007
Medicare takes aim at hospital-acquired conditions
Medicare's recent announcement that it will stop paying for some hospital-acquired conditions has hospitals ramping up their quality improvement efforts, and some experts predict that hospitalists are likely to find themselves center stage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/cover-story.htm
15 Nov 2007
Dallas hospital substantially reduces time from ED arrival to admission
Open dialogue among departments helped reform systemic flaws.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/dallas.htm
15 Dec 2007
Journal Watch
Recent studies about perioperative consultation, increased U.S. staph infections, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/02/journal.htm
15 Feb 2008
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about “Open-lungâ€ï¿½ ventilation, probiotics use in severe acute pancreatitis, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/journal.htm
15 Apr 2008
A mix of the suspected and the surprising at annual stroke meeting
Studies focus on treatment, symptoms and awareness.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/stroke.htm
15 May 2008
In the News
Hospital Medicine 2008; new rules from CMS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/itn.htm
15 May 2008
Raising the bar on health care ratings sites
Raising the bar on health care ratings sites.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/ratings.htm
15 May 2008