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This issue looks at hospitalist investigators, mid-career satisfaction, hospital-acquired infections, and medical eponyms, among other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 May 2021
Academic hospitals' discharge practices for patients with COVID-19 compared
Most U.S. hospitals provided patients with similar guidance on isolation, but their criteria for discharge varied, leading the study authors to call for more research in this area. An Italian study found high incidence of hospital-acquired infections among COVID-19 patients in ICUs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/21/2.htm
21 Apr 2021
COVID-19 and antibiotics: Less is more
Experts urge clinicians to remember stewardship amid the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/covid-19-and-antibiotics-less-is-more.htm
15 Dec 2020
Novel protocol for urine sampling, testing may have reduced CAUTI rates
Urine sampling and testing aimed at minimizing contamination due to urinary or bladder colonization was associated with a significant reduction in rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and urinary catheter-days in a pre- and postintervention study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/19/5.htm
19 Aug 2020
A new view of nutrition
The evidence is building for nutritional therapy in malnourished inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/a-new-view-of-nutrition.htm
15 Apr 2020
Expert panel recommends a maximum oxygen saturation for hospitalized medical patients
The panel from The BMJ chose a maximum saturation target of 96% for most patients on supplemental oxygen and issued recommendations on initiating oxygen in patients with myocardial infarction or stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/31/3.htm
31 Oct 2018
Taking stock of the readmission penalties
CMS program has led to lower readmissions but may need updating.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/penalties.htm
15 Apr 2017
Hospitalist biomarkers Biomarker Trait HooHoo Night Owl: This doctor ...
His days are piled high with excess admissions, and his patients rarely evade hospital-acquired infections. ... Bad luck precedes him and misfortune follows in his wake. He is the albatross of the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/08/acph-201608-newman_t1.pdf
2 Aug 2016
Debriefs help make sense of adverse events
Two teaching hospitals enabled clinicians and staff to discuss serious adverse clinical events soon after they happen.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/success-story-discussing-adverse-events.htm
15 May 2016
How hospitalists can avoid diagnostic errors
A patient safety expert offers advice on improving diagnosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/q-a-diagnostic-error.htm
15 Mar 2016