Search results for "Handoffs"
No sleep till Brooklyn
A veteran hospitalist reflects on work hour limits for residents.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/blog.htm
15 Oct 2011
Useless charts and fresh eyes in handoffs
The medical record is not all that helpful when you don't know a patient and have to make a quick, on-the-spot decision.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/blog.htm
15 Sep 2011
Not just another satisfaction survey
A survey asks patients what they didn't like about their hospital stays, and gets some interesting answers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/qa.htm
15 Sep 2011
It takes a hospital to reduce pressure ulcers
Fairview Southdale Hospital, a 352-bed acute care hospital in Edina, Minn., reduced pressure ulcer rates from 0.35 to 0.16 per 1,000 patient-days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/success.htm
15 Aug 2011
Observation moves faster with dedicated hospitalists
Clinicians at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, opened a Clinical Decision Unit to improve care efficiency for observation patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/success.htm
15 Jun 2011
Winning abstracts at Hospital Medicine 2011 propose ways to save time, money
GRAPEVINE, TX—New strategies for conserving physician time and health care spending captured awards in the abstract competition at the annual meeting of the Society of Hospital Medicine, held here last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/18/2.htm
18 May 2011
The July effect: Real or urban myth?
At teaching hospitals, the learning process restarts each summer. Does hospital quality dip at this crucial point?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/coverstory.htm
15 Apr 2011
Handoff strategy cuts chitchat and confusion
The Mayo Clinic formed a team to address its main handoff problems: unpredictable schedules, inefficiency, poor communication and poor physical environment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/success.htm
15 Feb 2011
When hospitalists stay longer, patients leave sooner
A study indicates that fragmentation of care negatively affects length of stay. The lead author talks about his findings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/qa.htm
15 Jan 2011
Top Docs
Meet our 2010 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/top.htm
15 Nov 2010