Search results for "High-value care"
December issue online and in the mail
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist covers diabetes, gabapentinoids, high-value care, burnout, and antibiotic stewardship.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/11/5.htm
11 Dec 2019
The battle for high-value care
Experts give their advice on value projects and the evidence on stress tests and clot prophylaxis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/the-battle-for-high-value-care.htm
15 Dec 2019
Diabetes, gabapentinoids, and high-value care
This issue covers some clinical dilemmas and offers insights into the value of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Dec 2019
Use a light touch for ICU sedation
Take a stepwise approach to choose sedation and paralysis wisely.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/use-light-touch-for-icu-sedation.htm
15 Dec 2019
Med students used donuts to improve opioid prescribing
Students led the way in an effort to reduce opioid overuse.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/success-story-med-students-used-donuts-to-improve-opioid-prescribing.htm
15 Jul 2020
Residents may misjudge faculty, patient attitudes toward high-value, cost-conscious care
A survey in the Netherlands found that residents underestimated faculty's attitudes about the duty to incorporate costs into practice and overestimated their attitudes toward potential drawbacks while underestimating patients' concerns about drawbacks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/11/4.htm
11 Nov 2020
High-value care, tele-ICUs, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2021
Nearly 40% of inpatient physical therapy consults at one hospital may have been unnecessary
Of nearly 3,600 physical therapy consults requested on hospital medicine services at a large academic medical center, 38% were deemed potential overutilization based on patients' high mobility score at admission and discharge to home.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/25/2.htm
25 Aug 2021
Avoiding SNFs and antibiotics, expecting long-term effects and boosters in COVID-19
One study showed how a new committee reduced discharges to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) while another indicated that empiric antibiotics aren't necessary for ventilated COVID-19 patients. Officials announced plans for vaccine boosters, and convalescent plasma failed an outpatient trial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/25/1.htm
25 Aug 2021
Pinpointing patients for PT
Research has shown that physical therapy (PT) consults are often ordered unnecessarily, yet many patients who could benefit from an inpatient PT consult don't receive one. Experts offered their advice to hospitalists on optimizing use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/pinpointing-patients-for-pt.htm
26 Jan 2022