Search results for "Palliative Care"
12 tips for new academic hospitalists
Bradley Sharpe, MD, shared some of the actions that set him up for success.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/12-tips-for-new-hospitalists.htm
15 Jul 2021
When less intensity is more caring
Hospitalists can help patients avoid nonbeneficial care with communication and time-limited trials.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/when-less-intensity-is-more-caring.htm
15 Jul 2021
Studies look at how COVID-19 mortality varied by hospital, over time
Hospital strain seems to be a significant factor in patients' mortality from COVID-19, according to a study analyzing deaths among ICU patients by hospital and another comparing March and April 2020 outcomes to those later in the year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/05/2.htm
5 May 2021
Invasive mechanical ventilation at end of life may be more common in Asian Americans
Researchers used a 20% random sample of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to compare receipt of invasive mechanical ventilation among Asian American and White patients hospitalized in the last 30 days of life.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/05/4.htm
5 May 2021
Helping sepsis survivors thrive after discharge
The Sepsis Transition and Recovery program uses virtual care to implement best practices after sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/success-story-helping-sepsis-survivors-thrive-after-discharge.htm
15 Apr 2021
Optimal hospital care for Native Americans
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of improvement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/optimal-hospital-care-for-native-americans.htm
15 Jan 2021
Cases from Legacy Health
Seizure-associated code-switching, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/brief-case-from-legacy-health.htm
15 Jan 2021
Heart of a hospitalist
His last words from his daughter will be a voice recording played by me, a stranger with whom he has no connection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/heart-of-a-hospitalist.htm
15 Nov 2020
Telemonitoring after COVID-19 care
Patients who had been tested for SARS-CoV-2 were called by clinicians after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/success-story-telemonitoring-after-covid-19-care.htm
15 Nov 2020
Puzzling it out together
Hospitalists share strategies for pandemic problems.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/puzzling-it-out-together.htm
15 Oct 2020