Search results for "Equity"
A different kind of hospital ranking
Two physicians explain why their health care think tank has started ranking U.S. hospitals by social responsibility, including whether facilities avoid low-value care and pay their employees equitably.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/02/a-different-kind-of-hospital-ranking.htm
2 Mar 2022
Pulse ox less accurate in non-White patients, affects COVID-19 treatment
One study compared measures of oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry and arterial blood in COVID-19 patients by race, finding that overestimates may delay treatment for Black patients. Another study found potential overuse of opioids and benzodiazepines at discharge from COVID-19 hospitalization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/08/free/pulse-ox-less-accurate-in-non-white-patients-affects-covid-19-treatment.htm
8 Jun 2022
The problem with pulse ox
Research has long indicated that pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen saturation in patients with darker skin, but experts are now trying raise awareness of the problem.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/29/free/the-problem-with-pulse-ox.htm
29 Jun 2022
Growing an HM division
Hospitalist leaders at some facilities have moved their groups out from under the umbrella of general internal medicine to launch divisions of hospital medicine, in what they see as an evolutionary step for the field.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/13/free/growing-an-hm-division.htm
13 Jul 2022
An arranged mentorship
A hospitalist and a medical student with much in common learned from each other thanks to a diversity mentorship program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/30/an-arranged-mentorship.htm
30 Nov 2022
SDOH data collected for varied reasons including curriculum development, quality improvement
A review found that food security or malnutrition was the social determinant of health (SDOH) most commonly screened for among patients hospitalized on medicine services, followed by housing, transportation, employment, education, income, functional status and disability, and social support.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/sdoh-data-collected-for-varied-reasons-including-curriculum-development-quality-improvement.htm
14 Dec 2022
Physicians working fewer hours
Physicians, especially dads, are working less per week, while hours worked by advanced practice practitioners are rising steeply, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/physicians-working-fewer-hours.htm
18 Jan 2023
New recommendations from think tank address moral stress among hospital clinicians
The Study to Examine Physicians' Pandemic Stress interviewed attendings and fellows who cared for COVID-19 patients in 23 hospitals in New York City and New Orleans and developed 12 recommendations to address their distress.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/25/new-recommendations-from-think-tank-address-moral-stress-among-hospital-clinicians.htm
25 Jan 2023
Muslim physicians report significant discrimination
Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs should address religious identity, too, a researcher says.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/01/free/muslim-physicians-report-significant-discrimination.htm
1 Mar 2023
Current internal medicine residents favor returning to in-person recruitment
Most internal medicine residents thought that virtual recruitment led medical students to apply to more programs and take more interviews, a fall 2021 survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/03/current-internal-medicine-residents-favor-returning-to-in-person-recruitment.htm
3 May 2023