Search results for "Patient Safety"
Assess before anticoagulating
Three new evidence-based recommendations from ACP point out that VTE prophylaxis is not as simple as some might think.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/qa.htm
15 Nov 2011
Good catch!
Near miss programs help hospitals spot trends and areas for improvement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/coverstory.htm
15 Dec 2011
PASHA in Argentina
The authors summarize the latest meeting of the Pan American Society of Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/conference.htm
15 Dec 2011
Lost in transit
Even when errors didn't occur, communication patterns appeared less than ideal.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/01/qa.htm
15 Jan 2012
Extensivists and near miss programs: Readers respond to December issue
Readers respond to articles on extensivists and near miss programs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/lte.htm
15 Feb 2012
Medicare adds data on CLABSI infections to Hospital Compare website
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has added data to the Hospital Compare website about how often central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) occur in the nation's ICUs, the agency said last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/15/7.htm
15 Feb 2012
Hospital medicine courses abound at Internal Medicine 2012
ACP's meeting in New Orleans promises many offerings for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/conference.htm
15 Feb 2012
Parenteral iron for preoperative iron deficiency anemia: A safe choice?
Two experts provide a case-based look at the workup and management of iron deficiency anemia before surgery, which may prevent perioperative blood transfusions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/expert.htm
15 Mar 2012
Cardiovascular imaging societies develop action plan for increasing radiation safety
A think tank of cardiovascular imaging stakeholders developed a consensus plan on several broad directions for ensuring patient safety in an era of increased medical radiation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/28/4.htm
28 Mar 2012
Generic discharge summary*
What's lost in accuracy will be more than compensated with personal time saved.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/free/newman.htm
15 Jun 2012