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The pathway from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) extends from ED presentation through the first postdischarge visit and focuses on optimizing patient care and improving outcomes, rather than reducing length of stay or readmissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/18/3.htm
18 Sep 2019
PCPs in the hospital
Innovators are taking steps to help banish care discontinuity once and for all, with some especially focusing on the role of primary care physicians (PCPs) in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/pcps-in-the-hospital.htm
15 Mar 2018
March issue online and in the mail
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist covers new models for primary care physicians working in the hospital, and multiple ways to promote patient and clinician mental health.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/14/5.htm
14 Mar 2018
Resource use, outcomes of hospitalization may be associated with care continuity
Medicare patients who were cared for by their primary care physician instead of a hospitalist were more likely to be discharged home and had slightly lower 30-day mortality rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/22/4.htm
22 Nov 2017
Hospitalists and hospice referrals
A study author discusses why hospice rates, and referrals by hospitalists, may be increasing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/qa-hospitalists-and-hospice-referrals.htm
15 Nov 2017
Caring for prisoners
Coordination is key to ensuring smooth transitions and improving outcomes for patients coming to the hospital from prison or jail.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/caring-for-prisoners.htm
15 Oct 2017
Readmissions metrics, procalcitonin testing in CAP, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2017
Upper gastrointestinal bleed
This edition of Morning Report focuses on a fictional patient with an upper gastrointestinal bleed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/morning-report-gi-bleed.htm
15 Jun 2017
In the April issue
This month's issue considers resident work hours, care at Indian Health Service hospitals, and readmissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/lfe.htm
15 Apr 2017
ICU schedule simulation finds increased continuity, time off with shared service
Under the shared schedule, four ICU attendings shared the majority of day and night service for two teams over two weeks, and under the standard schedule, the same attending covered days for seven consecutive days, and off-service attendings cross-covered each night.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/12/4.htm
12 Apr 2017