Search results for "specialists"
Preop meds, resuscitation champions, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2021
Toxic-metabolic encephalopathy
The causes of encephalopathy are important to determine and document.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/coding-corner-toxic-metabolic-encephalopathy.htm
15 Jun 2021
coding corner June 2021 • ACP Hospitalist 7 Potential ...
n. Dr. Pinson is a certified coding specialist, author, educator,. cofounder of Pinson and Tang, LLC (www.pinsonandtang.com),.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/acph-202106-coding-corner-toxic-metabolic-encephalopathy_t1.pdf
3 Jun 2021
CAUTI, a tale of two contexts
Confusion abounds over the diagnosis and documentation of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/coding-corner-cauti-a-tale-of-two-contexts.htm
15 May 2021
Admit to where?
Heart failure care can be improved by reducing variation between medicine and cardiology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/admit-to-where.htm
15 Apr 2021
Ten tips to avoid ventilation
An expert offers his ideas on proning, feeding, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/ten-tips-to-avoid-ventilation.htm
15 Apr 2021
Problem of PPIs complicated by COVID-19
Despite quality improvement efforts, there's still uncertainty regarding proton-pump inhibitors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/problem-of-ppis-complicated-by-covid-19.htm
15 Apr 2021
COVID-19 updates
Some new COVID-19-related codes became effective Jan. 1, 2021.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/coding-corner-covid-19-updates.htm
15 Apr 2021
Individual case: Immunocompetent cryptococcal meningitis presenting as hearing loss
A patient's tinnitus in both ears progressed to bilateral hearing loss.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/brief-case-individual-immunocompetent-cryptococcal-meningitis.htm
15 Apr 2021
Review offers four recommendations to improve hospitalists' procedural competency
While no convincing data suggested that bedside procedures performed by procedural specialists have better outcomes than those done by well-trained hospitalists, increased referrals and a lack of standardized training or assessment have led to decreasing procedural competency, a literature review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/24/2.htm
24 Mar 2021