Search results for "Health Care Costs"
In the News
Reports to the FDA of drug-related injury and death nearly tripled in the past eight years.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/itn.htm
15 Nov 2007
Recent Research
Ambulatory ECG monitoring after stroke, benefit of ventilator bundle components, alteplase and long-term survival after ischemic stroke, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/recent-research.htm
15 Nov 2016
Comforting the chronically ill
David K. Jones, MD, takes palliative care up a notch.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/profile.htm
15 Jan 2010
The ABCs of DRGs
Learn about the history and significance of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/coding-corner-the-abcs-of-drgs.htm
15 May 2019
Q&A: Lowering hospital readmissions by improving care transitions
The Hospital to Home program targets changes by 2012.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/qa.htm
15 Sep 2009
Rethinking cellulitis
Flaws in diagnosis, prescribing are common.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/rethinking-cellulitis.htm
15 Feb 2017
Quality over cost: New book focuses on physicians' role in improving value
The book's authors discuss the importance of high-value health care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/book-high-value-care.htm
15 Aug 2015
Too many or too few: Who belongs in the ICU?
Some experts are starting to question how the nation's critical care beds are being used.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/coverstory.htm
15 Feb 2013
Rapid testing for infectious disease
A potential boon but no magic bullet.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/rapid-tests-ID.htm
15 Jan 2016
Procalcitonin testing saves two days of antibiotic use
Using procalcitonin testing to guide antibiotic therapy reduces health care costs without affecting clinical outcomes or length of stay, according to a new meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/20/4.htm
20 Jul 2011