Search results for "Disabilities"
Caring for sepsis survivors
Risks of sepsis, including mortality, functional and cognitive impairment, and mental health problems, continue long after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/caring-for-sepsis-survivors.htm
15 Apr 2018
Preventing physician suicide
New efforts seek to reduce stigma among clinicians about mental illness and treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/preventing-physician-suicide.htm
15 Mar 2018
Frailty associated with readmission risk and postdischarge mortality in older surgical patients
Higher rates of readmission and death were seen in abdominal surgery patients deemed “vulnerable” by a frailty scale, as well as those meeting the full criteria for frailty.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/28/4.htm
28 Feb 2018
The challenges of pregnancy during residency
A recent study found female residents who became pregnant during residency had significantly lower peer evaluation scores.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/qa-challenges-of-pregnancy-during-residency.htm
15 Feb 2018
Corticosteroids for CAP, weekend effect, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2017
Unexplained variation found in where patients are discharged after stroke
Researchers analyzed clinical registry and claims data for 31,775 Medicare beneficiaries from 918 Get With The Guidelines-Stroke hospitals that discharged patients to inpatient rehabilitation facilities or skilled nursing facilities between 2006 and 2008.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/30/4.htm
30 Aug 2017
Virtual glucose monitoring, statins and heart surgery
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2017
Positioning patients sitting up or lying flat doesn't affect stroke outcomes, study finds
The results suggest that any modification of cerebral blood flow that may have occurred as a result of head positioning was insufficient to reduce the neurologic deficit associated with acute stroke, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/28/1.htm
28 Jun 2017
EpiPens recalled, MS drug approved
Details on the latest warnings, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/fda.htm
15 Jun 2017
Medicare proposes payment, quality reporting changes for 2018 and asks for input
Significant proposed changes include requiring The Joint Commission to post survey reports online and accounting for social risk factors, disability, and medical complexity when assessing rates of hospital-acquired conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/26/2.htm
26 Apr 2017