Search results for "High-value care"
C. diff and Hospital Medicine 2017
Conference coverage of cirrhosis, geriatrics, high-value care, diagnostic error, and radiology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jul 2017
July ACP Hospitalist now available, with a web exclusive
Our July issue includes a cover story looking at new drugs and data on Clostridium difficile and extensive conference coverage of Hospital Medicine 2017.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/19/5.htm
19 Jul 2017
Frail elderly account for majority of potentially preventable Medicare spending
Spending was compared among six groups of Medicare beneficiaries: nonelderly disabled, frail elderly, major complex chronic, minor complex chronic, simple chronic, and relatively healthy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/18/4.htm
18 Oct 2017
Monkey medicine
You may feel like you've entered a zoo and your ward has become the primate house, so here are the terms you will need to be a successful hominid hospitalist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/newmans-notions-monkey-medicine.htm
15 Jan 2018
Machine learning in the hospital
This issue also features coverage of aid-in-dying laws and Mayo Clinic's fall 2017 hospital medicine conference in Tucson, Ariz.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jan 2018
List offers opportunities to improve value in hospital medicine
Recommendations from the Right Care Alliance Hospital Medicine Council include checking orthostatic vital signs in patients with syncope before considering testing beyond an electrocardiogram.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/14/4.htm
14 Mar 2018
Frail elderly, Enterobacteriaceae infections, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2018
National survey finds that 50% of large IM residency programs have hospitalist rotations
Most of the hospitalist rotations were one month in duration and included second- and/or third-year residents. The length of existence of the rotations ranged from one to 15 years.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/04/2.htm
4 Apr 2018
Most patients on mechanical ventilation received daily chest X-rays, despite guideline changes
The hospital in which patients received mechanical ventilation was the strongest predictor of whether they received daily X-rays, even after adjusting for patient variables.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/15/1.htm
15 Aug 2018
New score for syncope may predict risk of echocardiography findings
The authors said that the score, if validated, could improve resource use and promote high-value care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/03/2.htm
3 Oct 2018