Search results for "Education"
CMS proposes 2008 physician payments
In early July, CMS released proposed changes to Medicare physician payments for 2008.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/cms.htm
15 Aug 2007
Deciding when patients can't
End-of-life considerations for incapacitated patients without surrogates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/end-of-life.htm
15 Aug 2007
In the eye of the storm
Medical residents train amidst Hurricane Katrina's aftermath.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/residents.htm
15 Sep 2007
Practicing cost-effective medicine
One clinician's top 10 tips.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/tips.htm
15 Sep 2007
CMS quality demo pays dividends for hospitals, but not always financially
Results from the first three years of the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (HQID) suggest that while bonuses were something to shoot for, they weren't the primary motivators for most participants. Instead, some hospitals viewed their participation as an opportunity to implement a tracking system, identify areas for improvement and see how they stacked up against other hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/cover-story.htm
15 Sep 2007
Doctor, don't be a hero: Getting VAP to zero takes teamwork
Giving up a little of his traditional role in ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention has paid off in a lighter workload and better patient outcomes for one hospitalist at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington, Ind.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/vap.htm
15 Sep 2007
Smart surfing: Finding the best medical Web sites
One expert offers tips on sorting the good from the bad.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/medical-websites.htm
15 Oct 2007
Shorter hours, fewer nights: Life as a British resident
Elisabeth Paice, FRCP, describes efforts to improve training in the U.KElisabeth Paice, FRCP, describes efforts to improve training in the U.K.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/improve-training.htm
15 Oct 2007
Balancing act: How ACGME work-hour limits are changing hospital medicine
When the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education decided in 2003 to limit residents' work to 80 hours per week, opponents said that the change would be a disaster for hospital medicine. But while the ruling has presented staffing challenges, patients have not suffered and hospitalists are in higher demand than ever on the job market.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/cover-story.htm
15 Oct 2007
Q&A: Nurturing the human side of medical care
Nearly 20 years ago, Arnold P. Gold, MD, a pediatric neurologist, and his wife, Sandra O. Gold, EdD, a psychologist, created the Arnold P.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/human-side.htm
15 Oct 2007