Search results for "Comanagement"
Planning is key to successful comanagement
Comanagement has become a mainstay of hospital medicine, and a well-executed program can be beneficial for patients, physicians, and hospitals. ... Hospitals in Chapel Hill, N.C., which has ongoing comanagement agreements with orthopedic surgery and
March 2015
Hospitalist-neurosurgery comanagement lowers costs, doesn't change outcomes
A hospitalist-neurosurgery comanagement service (CNS) was implemented at the hospital on July 1, 2007. ... On the whole, the study—while “well-performed”—doesn't provide definitive evidence to support or refute the value of comanagement, an
December 2010
Helping hip fracture patients
comanagement. In addition, variables specific to individual institutions may affect the relationship between comanagement and outcomes. ... At the same time, the comanagement service has grown from three to more than 20 participating surgeons.
December 2020
From ACP Hospitalist
Hip fracture comanagement, heart failure prescribing, antibiotic use in COVID-19, and private equity investment are covered in the latest issue of ACP Hospitalist. ... This month's main story looks at comanagement of hip fracture, identifying how the
December 2020
MKSAP quiz on orthopedic comanagement
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on orthopedic issues.
December 2020
Comanagement commandments
When establishing a comanagement relationship, make sure you get answers to the following questions, Dr. ... I'm not sure that the ‘Just do it’ mentality for comanagement is the right model.”.
June 2008
Comanagement
Readmissions and excess days in acute care significantly decreased after implementation of a program that triaged total joint arthroplasty patients who re-presented after surgery to the appropriate service line and level of care.
July 2020
Surgical comanagement done right
Anyone who follows trends in hospital medicine knows that surgical comanagement is big. ... If you're just starting a comanagement program, more formal communication is required, others noted.
March 2009
In the News
A hospitalist-neurosurgery comanagement service (CNS) was implemented at the hospital on July 1, 2007. ... On the whole, the study—while “well-performed”—doesn't provide definitive evidence to support or refute the value of comanagement, an
April 2011
Measuring hospitalist workload
If I have five comanagements and no ICU patients and my partner is seeing three ICU patients and no comanagements, his workload is considerably higher than mine,” he explained. ... We have them in our perioperative service and our oncology comanagement
October 2013