Search results for "Patient Safety"
ACP, New York chapter to collaborate to improve patient safety
ACP announced collaboration this month with the New York ACP chapter to extend New York's medical Near Miss Registry into a national patient safety reporting and professional educational program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/27/7.htm
27 Jun 2012
In the News
Radiation safety, VTE hospitalization risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/itn.htm
15 Jul 2012
Afib initiative strives to close a quality gap
The goal is getting more physicians to recognize and treat at-risk patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/afib.htm
15 Aug 2012
Fight or flight?
Conflict may be uncomfortable, but it's a fact of life for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/conflict.htm
15 Sep 2012
The rights, privileges, and responsibilities appertaining thereto
An internal medicine resident reflects on his recent graduation, a cross-country move and the new responsibilities he now carries.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/residency.htm
15 Sep 2012
New report highlights care delivery differences at top hospitals
A new Dartmouth Atlas Project report aims to capture differences in the way top-rated academic hospitals deliver care, so that residents can make informed choices about where they train.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/07/1.htm
7 Nov 2012
Top Docs
Our fifth annual Top Hospitalists issue recognizes 10 dedicated physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2012
Be your own rapid response
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center developed rapid response teams composed of patients' main clinicians and tested the outcomes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/success.htm
15 Dec 2012
Earlier appointments post-discharge may improve cardiac rehab attendance
Appointments for cardiac rehabilitation orientation scheduled within 10 days of hospital discharge appear to result in improved attendance compared with later appointments, a new study indicates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/09/5.htm
9 Jan 2013
Global health hospitalists
More physicians are focusing on a particular country, and frequently a particular hospital, to bring about lasting change.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/coverstory.htm
15 Jan 2013