Search results for "Workforce"
NJ licensure during COVID-19 offers example of how to meet workforce demand
Temporary licensure of out-of-state practitioners, along with telehealth waivers, may be a valuable, short-term solution to mitigating health care workforce shortages during public health emergencies, researchers said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/nj-licensure-during-covid-19-offers-example-of-how-to-meet-workforce-demand.htm
10 Aug 2022
Dealing with COVID-19 vaccine allocation, distribution
The new availability of vaccines has highlighted the challenges of allocation and distribution, which were the focus of a recent forum hosted by ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/03/2.htm
3 Feb 2021
Mobile app may help assess hospitalist clinicians' perceptions of workload
The newly developed app captured data on 30 clinicians' workload, work environment, leadership support, and well-being in a pilot study at one U.S. academic medical center.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/01/mobile-app-may-help-assess-hospitalist-clinicians-perceptions-of-workload.htm
1 May 2024
Chest X-rays, long-term outcomes in COVID-19, data on health care workers and vaccines
A negative chest X-ray ruled out severe outcomes in many ED patients, and long-term effects were common after hospitalization, studies found. Vaccine research highlighted health care workers' reluctance to get vaccinated and the safety and efficacy of the latest vaccine candidate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/03/1.htm
3 Feb 2021
Patients treated by female hospitalists have better outcomes, study finds
An analysis of Medicare data showed hospital patients had lower mortality and readmission rates when treated by female physicians compared with male physicians, with the difference driven by better outcomes in female patients treated by female hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/01/patients-treated-by-female-hospitalists-have-better-outcomes-study-finds.htm
1 May 2024
CDC recommendations on COVID-19 vaccine boosters, new data on vaccine effectiveness
Several groups in the U.S., including health care workers, are now eligible to receive a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at least six months after completing the initial two-dose series.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/29/1.htm
29 Sep 2021
January 4, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/04/
Talking about COVID-19 with Bob Wachter
ACP Hospitalist recently spoke to Robert Wachter, MD, FACP, about COVID-19 response at the University of California, San Francisco, and in hospitals nationwide.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/01/4.htm
1 Apr 2020
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
In the News
Contaminant identified in recalled heparin products.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/itn.htm
15 Apr 2008