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Administrative harms commonly affect hospitalists, hospital leaders
Although just 6% of health care professionals were familiar with the term 'administrative harm,' once given a definition, 85% said such harms contributed to patient harm at least somewhat, a study of hospitalists and hospital leaders found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/03/administrative-harms-commonly-affect-hospitalists-hospital-leaders.htm
3 Jul 2024
Hospital life after COVID-19 vaccination
Physicians describe their emotions after vaccination and discuss broader effects.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/hospital-life-after-covid-19-vaccination.htm
15 Apr 2021
Strategies for recruiting NPs and PAs
Two hospitalists share their program's model for outreach, screening, and interviews.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/strategies-for-recruiting-nps-and-pas.htm
15 Mar 2021
Hospitalists work to find their way in the ICU
The majority of hospitalists report that they treat ICU patients, and many feel insufficiently trained and supported.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/hospitalists-find-their-way-in-the-icu.htm
15 May 2018
Getting the most from advanced practice providers
Hospitalists team up with nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/advanced-practice-providers.htm
15 Dec 2016
Dictation, done better
Speech recognition errors spur an accuracy makeover.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/speech-recognition-software.htm
15 Nov 2016
Under the same umbrella
Pros and cons of integrated hospitalist/ED staffing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/integrated-hospitalist-ED.htm
15 Nov 2016
Streamlining patient transfers
First-rate communication is key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/transfer.htm
15 Oct 2014
Let's get (more) physical
Physical examinations, patient interactions are emphasized as part of the art of medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/physexam.htm
15 Sep 2013
Take time to ease the pain of elderly patients
Asking the right questions and individualizing care are especially helpful.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/pain.htm
15 Sep 2013
Pain in the gut
Sometimes a careful history and minimal screening are more effective than extensive scans and tests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/bowel.htm
15 Feb 2012
The healing arts
Options can range from CD players in patient rooms to visits from certified art and music therapists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/arts.htm
15 Feb 2012
Hospitalists outside the hospital
Concerns about readmission rates and care transitions are leading some hospitalists to treat patients in the outpatient setting.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/discharge.htm
15 Dec 2011
The capacity to determine capacity
One in four medical inpatients can't make a decision. And not just about whether to have the chocolate or vanilla pudding for dessert.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/decision.htm
15 Dec 2011
Volunteering abroad adds meaning to medical practice
Today's physicians may spend more time at a computer than at the bedside, but not if they volunteer abroad.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/volunteers.htm
15 Nov 2011
Clearing or clouding the mind?
Antipsychotics can resolve agitation in patients with delirium, but that may not provide much overall benefit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/delirium.htm
15 Nov 2011
Obesity complicates diagnosis
The rising prevalence of obesity has created health dangers for patients and new challenges in diagnostic testing for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/obesity.htm
15 Oct 2011
Improving handoffs from the ED
Just because disagreement between hospitalists and emergency physicians is natural, it's not necessarily unavoidable.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/ED.htm
15 Oct 2011
Break the fracture cycle
Experts discuss how osteoporosis treatment rates can be raised from appalling to acceptable.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/osteo.htm
15 Sep 2011
Ensure comprehension to increase adherence
Roughly 80 million Americans navigate health care's complexities with limited health literacy skills.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/comprehension.htm
15 Aug 2011