Search results for "Cohorting"
Geographic cohorting may increase patient interactions, but with potential risks
An observational study used geotracking to determine the time that 17 hospitalists spent in direct patient care (defined as time in patient rooms) and indirect care (defined as other locations).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/27/2.htm
27 Nov 2019
January 26, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/
Inhaler education, hospital mergers, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/in-the-news.htm
15 May 2020
How to help the hot spots: Nursing homes and COVID-19
ACP Hospitalist recently interviewed Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, president of The John A. Hartford Foundation, about the COVID-19 situation in nursing homes and how hospitalists can make it better.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/03/3.htm
3 Jun 2020
Review evaluates hospitals' efforts to combat spread of carbapenem-resistant organisms
Researchers reviewed studies of infection prevention and control measures targeting Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, including contact precautions, active surveillance cultures, and monitoring, audit, and feedback.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/05/4.htm
5 Dec 2018
COVID-19 in community hospitals
Hospitalists describe the steps they've taken to prepare for the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/covid-19-in-community-hospitals.htm
15 Apr 2020
Bedspacing not associated with adverse outcomes in general internal medicine patients
Patients admitted to off-service versus on-service wards did not show any significant difference in mortality risk, and they had slightly shorter hospital stays and fewer 30-day readmissions to the general internal medicine service, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/bedspacing-not-associated-with-adverse-outcomes.htm
26 Jan 2022
Bedside interdisciplinary rounding may not affect clinical outcomes
One study created a bedside model for mobile interdisciplinary care rounds, while another study looked at the effects of regionalizing care teams and encouraging bedside rounds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/08/3.htm
8 Mar 2017
Meet Our 2019 Top Hospitalists
The 2019 Top Hospitalists issue profiles 10 physicians with very diverse backgrounds and interests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/meet-our-top-hospitalists-2019.htm
15 Nov 2019
Rural telemedicine, staffing model
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/in-the-news.htm
15 May 2019