Search results for "High-value care"
Most medicine residents don't know costs of tests or treatments, survey finds
Only about a quarter of internal medicine residents know where to find estimated costs of tests and treatments and a similar proportion share that information with patients, a recent survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/01/2.htm
1 Jul 2015
Education reduced unnecessary telemetry and costs
Hospitalists who were reminded to discuss necessity of telemetry during teaching and rounding increased their trainees' knowledge and reduced overuse of monitoring.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/15/2.htm
15 Jul 2015
Breaking the barriers
Identifying “teachable moments” for patients is an important part of quality care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/palliative-care-perspectives.htm
15 Jul 2015
MKSAP quiz on high-value care
Cases involving high-value care are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/MKSAP-high-value-care.htm
15 Aug 2015
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
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes a cover story on sharing patient records in the hospital, coverage on superbugs from BIO 2015, and articles on the post-discharge visit, outpatient PE treatment, and multisite hospitalist directors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/lfe.htm
15 Aug 2015
Urinalysis often ordered without indication on admission, study finds
Patients who received urinalysis not based on symptoms were more likely to receive unnecessary antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/26/2.htm
26 Aug 2015
In the News
Gender gap in hospitalist pay, residents and costs, guideline update on endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2015
Best practice advice says generics can improve adherence, save money
ACP's Clinical Guidelines Committee provided talking points for clinicians to use in conversations with patients about generics and brand-name drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/25/4.htm
25 Nov 2015
Fixing folate testing for high-value care
Adding a message to the physician order entry system led to a decrease of 80% in tests ordered.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/success-story-folate-testing.htm
15 Mar 2016