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Sort by: Relevance | Newest | OldestHospital Compare didn't reduce mortality
Public reporting on hospital quality via the Hospital Compare website had minimal impact on mortality rates for three key conditions, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/14/1.htm
14 Mar 2012
Breaking the fall: Preventing fractures after discharge
Hospitalization is a risk factor for falls, but also an opportunity for prevention. Recent research suggests that hospitalization is a risk factor for post-discharge fracture in elderly patients, prompting some hospitalists to consider what measures they can take to reduce fracture risk before these patients leave the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/falls.htm
15 Jan 2009
Expert analysis: Lewy body dementia
Lewy body dementia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/08/expert.htm
15 Aug 2008
Pending lab tests rarely in discharge summaries to sub-acute care
Only 11% of sub-acute care patients with pending lab tests at discharge had these tests documented in their discharge summaries, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/15/1.htm
15 Dec 2010
Overuse of PPIs may raise risk of C. diff infections, fractures
Overuse of PPIs may increase risk of C. diff infections, fractures
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/19/1.htm
19 May 2010
‘PharManure’ and drugs to hate the most
One doctor's least-wanted list includes drugs that increase costs without improving care or raise the risk of antibiotic resistance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/newdrugs.htm
15 Jun 2012