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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
Maintaining quality care on nights and weekends
Patients with time-sensitive medical problems may be particularly vulnerable in off hours.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/nightsweekends.htm
15 Jul 2014
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
Tips on taking transfers from surgery
Talk directly to the surgeon, peek at the wound, and don't be afraid to call with questions, experts advised.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/11/free/tips-on-taking-transfers-from-surgery.htm
11 May 2022
Under the same umbrella
Pros and cons of integrated hospitalist/ED staffing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/integrated-hospitalist-ED.htm
15 Nov 2016
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
Breaking the fall: Preventing fractures after discharge
Hospitalization is a risk factor for falls, but also an opportunity for prevention. Recent research suggests that hospitalization is a risk factor for post-discharge fracture in elderly patients, prompting some hospitalists to consider what measures they can take to reduce fracture risk before these patients leave the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/falls.htm
15 Jan 2009
Getting to know you
Daily face-to-face meetings improve outcomes and teamwork.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/02/team.htm
15 Feb 2010
Fixing hip fracture outcomes
Orthos, geriatricians, and hospitalists at one hospital collaborated to apply age-friendly strategies in their hip fracture care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/fixing-hip-fracture-outcomes.htm
8 Feb 2023
Puzzling it out together
Hospitalists share strategies for pandemic problems.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/puzzling-it-out-together.htm
15 Oct 2020