Search results for "Patient Safety"
Documentation of medical necessity
Acute chest pain, acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction and bronchospastic conditions are discussed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/coding.htm
15 Jan 2013
Be smart about smartphone use
A study suggests that hospitals develop a policy about when and how to use smartphones at work.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/qa.htm
15 Jan 2013
What peers are made of, and why it matters
A resident reflects on the importance of his peers to the learning process##mdash;guiding, helping and supporting one another.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/residency.htm
15 Jan 2013
In the News
ICU transfer, daily sedation interruption, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2013
CME credits available in patient safety supplement
A supplement to the March 5 Annals of Internal Medicine, which offers 11 CME credits, focuses on a recent Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality–funded project, “Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/06/6.htm
6 Mar 2013
Post-hospital syndrome
With no definitive method in place to keep patients from returning to the hospital, perhaps it's time to look at the problem in a new way.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/coverstory.htm
15 Mar 2013
In the News
Guidelines for STEMI, ADA recommendations for blood pressure in diabetics, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/itn.htm
15 Mar 2013
Unique aspect of internship involves learning to meet needs
An intern learns to balance patient needs with his own, following the guidance of senior residents and mentors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/residency.htm
15 Apr 2013
Improving patient satisfaction scores
The mere fact of being in the hospital is incompatible with happiness, which can make the task of improving patient satisfaction feel like an uphill battle.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/patientsat.htm
15 May 2013
One hospital gets smart about discharge paperwork
Anne Arundel Medical Center in Maryland uses whiteboards, worksheets to instruct patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/success.htm
15 Jun 2013