Search results for "Handoffs"
Afib initiative strives to close a quality gap
The goal is getting more physicians to recognize and treat at-risk patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/afib.htm
15 Aug 2012
Four-day blocks match hospitalists' and patients' schedules
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore changed hospitalists' schedules to improve physician satisfaction and quality of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/success.htm
15 Jun 2012
Hospitalist-resident teams find happiness and efficiency
Strong Memorial Hospital in New York developed a new rotation system to help ease pressure on residents.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/success.htm
15 Feb 2012
Lost in transit
Even when errors didn't occur, communication patterns appeared less than ideal.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/01/qa.htm
15 Jan 2012
Put a number on it: Rating patient acuity
The University of Chicago Medical Center found a reliable way to transmit vital information about patient status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/success.htm
15 Dec 2011
Top Docs
Our fourth annual Top Hospitalists issue recognizes leaders and teachers, innovators and mentors, researchers and pioneers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2011
The latest issue is online
The October issue of ACP Hospitalist is online. It includes feature articles on drug shortages and getting along with the emergency department, and a humorous tale of personal illness from editorial advisor Jamie Newman, MD, FACP.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/19/5.htm
19 Oct 2011
Inpatient continuity of care declined in decade ending in 2006
Inpatients experienced a decline in continuity of care between 1996 and 2006, but the hospitalist model doesn't seem to be to blame, the authors of a new analysis concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/19/1.htm
19 Oct 2011
Improving handoffs from the ED
Just because disagreement between hospitalists and emergency physicians is natural, it's not necessarily unavoidable.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/ED.htm
15 Oct 2011
Letter from the Editor
Some of this issue's topics include drug shortages, ED handoffs and coding for prolonged evaluation and management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/lfe.htm
15 Oct 2011