Search results for "Emergency Medicine"
Top Docs
Meet our 2014 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2014
Three steps to addressing, and possibly avoiding, return ED visits
Clear communication with patients is needed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/readmissions.htm
15 Dec 2014
Duty hours may have no effect on patient safety, resident well-being, care continuity
A randomized trial did not find a patient safety benefit from shorter duty schedules, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/25/3.htm
25 Feb 2015
PCMH model slowed growth in ED visits, but not hospitalizations
Patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) showed slower growth in expenditures for outpatient ED visits than non-PCMH practices, but the model wasn't associated with any decrease in hospitalizations, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/18/3.htm
18 Mar 2015
Recreational marijuana legalization brings new challenges for health care
Hospitalists in Colorado deal with wider use and new forms of marijuana.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/marijuana.htm
15 May 2015
A phone call puts patients in the right place
Collaboration includes hospitalists, ED, and patient placement manager.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/patient-placement.htm
15 May 2015
In the News
New hospitals and patient satisfaction, NSAIDs and adverse events, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/in-the-news.htm
15 May 2015
In the News
Septic shock, EHR access for inpatients, patient-centered medical home and hospitalizations, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2015
A simple plan for complex patients
Care plans guide treatment of high utilizers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/care-plans-superutilizers.htm
15 Jul 2015
Treating PE in the ED
Outpatient treatment of pulmonary embolism on the rise.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/outpatient-pulmonary-embolism.htm
15 Aug 2015