Search results for "research summary"
Reflections on resident competencies
A reader responds to a recent research summary on trainees' confidence.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/10/23/reflections-on-resident-competencies.htm
23 Oct 2024
Allergic reactions in the hospital
Allergic reactions can be hard to detect because their presentation is often delayed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/allergies.htm
15 Sep 2012
COVID-19 research looks at effects and risks of potential drug therapies, proning
Trials offered inconclusive evidence about remdesivir, a pilot study found benefits to prone self-positioning for ED patients, and other research quantified the risk of QT prolongation with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin and provided reassurance about hypertension drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/06/1.htm
6 May 2020
Recent Research
Stroke readmissions, PICC use, career burnout, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2014
Recent Research
Pneumonia after stroke, quetiapine for delirium, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/rr.htm
15 Jun 2013
Interventions at hospital discharge help transitions to primary care, but more research is needed
Certain interventions at hospital discharge appear to help improve handoffs to primary care, but more research is needed to determine how and why, a new study indicates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/19/5.htm
19 Sep 2012
Recent Research
Hyperglycemia guideline, in-hospital death rates, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/04/rr.htm
15 Apr 2012
Recent Research
Acid suppression benefits and harms, updated guidelines on uncomplicated UTIs, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/rr.htm
15 Aug 2011
Creating a better discharge summary
The discharge summary is a vital tool for transferring information between the hospitalist and primary care physician, but it isn’t always given the priority it deserves.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/discharge.htm
15 Mar 2009
AI-generated discharge summaries similar in quality to physician-written versions
Reviewers comparing discharge summaries for 100 patients that were generated by physicians or artificial intelligence (AI) did find more errors in the latter group, at a mean of 2.91 per summary versus 1.82.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/05/07/ai-generated-discharge-summaries-similar-in-quality-to-physician-written-versions.htm
7 May 2025
Milestone ratings system reduced bias against some underrepresented residents
Switching from the Resident Annual Evaluation Summary to the Milestone ratings system reduced bias for some groups that are underrepresented in medicine. However, substantial bias continued for U.S.-born Black residents.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/03/milestone-ratings-system-reduced-bias-against-some-underrepresented-residents.htm
3 Jan 2024
Good news on IL-6 inhibitors for COVID-19, bad news on other drugs, effects of surge
The NIH updated its guidelines; recent research looked at interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitors, ivermectin, remdesivir, and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19; and one study estimated that 23.2% of inpatient COVID-19 deaths last spring and summer could relate to hospital strain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/14/1.htm
14 Jul 2021
Diets, contrast injuries, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/recent-research.htm
15 Jan 2021
EVALI, rapid response, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2020
AHRQ issues report on prevention of health care-associated infections
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued a new report on prevention of health care-associated infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/12/3.htm
12 Dec 2012
Readmissions frequent, one-quarter related to new problem
Rates and causes of hospital readmissions, and the infrequency of follow-up care, were quantified in a new research brief from the National Institute for Health Care Reform.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/14/1.htm
14 Dec 2011
Improving handoffs through better communication
Research has shown that speakers systematically overestimate how well their messages are understood by listeners, and assume a listener has all the same knowledge they do. Verbal updates and read-backs can help.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/handoffs.htm
15 Jul 2009
Breaking the fall: Preventing fractures after discharge
Hospitalization is a risk factor for falls, but also an opportunity for prevention. Recent research suggests that hospitalization is a risk factor for post-discharge fracture in elderly patients, prompting some hospitalists to consider what measures they can take to reduce fracture risk before these patients leave the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/falls.htm
15 Jan 2009
Update in hospital medicine highlights sepsis, community-acquired pneumonia
New research could help guide treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/07/update.htm
15 Jul 2008
Troponin levels in chronic kidney disease
Learn how to use cardiac troponins to diagnose acute coronary syndrome in chronic kidney disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/expert-analysis-troponin-levels-in-chronic-kidney-disease.htm
15 Feb 2020