Search results for "Goals of Care"
Streamlining patient transfers
First-rate communication is key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/transfer.htm
15 Oct 2014
Hospitals put out the welcome sign
Campaign aims to change the concept of families as ‘visitors'.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/visit.htm
15 Nov 2014
Recent Research
Hip fractures in nursing homes, cognitive impairment with TIA, beta-blockers before CABG, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2014
Cases from Baystate Medical Center
Chlorpromazine-induced hepatitis, the Brugada pattern, persistent breast erythema, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/briefcase.htm
15 Jan 2015
Planning is key to successful comanagement
Working out details in advance helps avoid conflicts down the road.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/comanagement.htm
15 Mar 2015
A doctor seeks ways to encourage earlier palliative care talks
Cross-discipline initiatives are key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/palliative.htm
15 Mar 2015
ICUs vary in managing patients with treatment limitations
ICUs vary widely in their management of patients with preexisting limits on life-sustaining treatments, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/08/3.htm
8 Apr 2015
Lower-extremity revascularization appears to yield poor functional outcomes in nursing home residents
Most nursing home residents who undergo lower-extremity revascularization are unlikely to benefit from it, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/15/4.htm
15 Apr 2015
Palliative med conference offers advice on hip fracture, treatment withdrawal, organ donation
News from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine's annual assembly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/conference-palliative.htm
15 May 2015
Recent Research
ICU glycemic control adoption, beta-blockers at discharge, cognitive function after cardiac arrest, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2015