Search results for "Health Care Costs"
Nurse-led mobile EKG monitoring in the hospital appears cost-effective after initial stroke
An Australian study found that mobile EKG monitoring was associated with marginally higher costs and more quality-adjusted life-years over a 20-year time horizon than 24-hour Holter monitoring during an index hospitalization for stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/nurse-led-mobile-ekg-monitoring-in-the-hospital-appears-cost-effective-after-initial-stroke.htm
20 Apr 2022
When algorithms are biased
A care management algorithm underestimated the needs of black patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/qa-when-algorithms-are-biased.htm
15 Feb 2020
Central line infections in ICUs fell 58% between 2001 and 2009
Central line-associated bloodstream infections in ICUs dropped 58% between 2001 and 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/09/2.htm
9 Mar 2011
POCUS catches on
Credentialing and training hospitalists to use handheld ultrasounds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/pocus-catches-on.htm
15 Aug 2017
When hospitalists marry: A boon for work-life balance
On-call hours and the unpredictability of many medical specialties can leave married physicians as ships passing in the night—or the front hallway. Yet by working as hospitalists in the same practice, some doctors are able to take care of families and spend quality time together.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/balance.htm
15 Oct 2008
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is online
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is now online, with stories on chronic kidney disease screening, durable medical equipment requests, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/09/6.htm
9 Jul 2014
Heart failure gets a new drug
Sacubitril/valsartan attracted attention even before approval.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/heart-failure-drugs.htm
15 Sep 2015
Study finds low adherence to price transparency mandate across U.S. hospitals
As of Jan. 1, 2021, a federal rule requires hospitals to disclose five types of standard charges for all services and to provide a consumer-friendly display for at least 300 services. Six to nine months after it went into effect, more than half of hospitals had met neither requirement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/15/study-finds-low-adherence-to-price-transparency-mandate-across-us-hospitals.htm
15 Jun 2022
ACP launches care coordination toolkit to improve communication between primary care, subspecialists
ACP has unveiled a High Value Care Coordination Toolkit designed to enable more effective and patient-centered communication between primary care and subspecialist doctors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/16/5.htm
16 Apr 2014
In the News
More hospitals employing physicians, survey finds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/09/itn.htm
15 Sep 2008