Search results for "Dementia"
Physicians step up as initiatives change nursing home care
National efforts are underway to improve the quality of care for patients with dementia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/nursing-homes.htm
15 Mar 2015
Allergic reactions to chlorhexidine; new drug for plaque psoriasis
Details on the latest warnings, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/fda.htm
15 Apr 2017
Hospitals fight back against violence
Hospitals and clinicians are increasingly recognizing workplace violence in the hospital as a problem and employing strategies to deal with it, or better yet, stop it before it happens.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/hospitals-fight-back-against-violence.htm
15 Dec 2017
Surviving Sepsis Campaign adopts Sepsis-3 definition
If physicians do not follow severe sepsis management measure definitions, a deficiency in the quality of care for severe sepsis management could be reported to the CDC and CMS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/coding-surviving-sepsis-campaign.htm
15 Apr 2017
FDA approves heart failure drug and looks into antiseptic safety
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/fda.htm
15 Jul 2015
Say no to antipsychotics and bed alarms for older patients
Some well-intentioned but misguided interventions may harm geriatric inpatients more than they help.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/inpatient-interventions-for-older-patients.htm
15 Jul 2017
After heart surgery, greater mortality risk for frail patients
New report assesses health in every U.S. county
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/24/3.htm
24 Feb 2010
Do-not-attempt-resuscitation order rates compared for heart failure, other hospital conditions
A retrospective study in California found low overall rates of do-not-attempt-resuscitation orders in patients hospitalized for heart failure, pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with some variation by race.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/23/free/do-not-attempt-resuscitation-order-rates-compared-for-heart-failure-other-hospital-conditions.htm
23 Nov 2022
Engaging families to detect ICU delirium
Fair diagnostic accuracy was achieved when family members used delirium tools for daily assessments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/success-story-engaging-families-to-detect-icu-delirium.htm
15 Sep 2020
Approvals of drugs to treat seizures, chronic hepatitis C virus infection, depression
Details on the latest drug and device approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/fda.htm
15 Feb 2014