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Take a bite out of HAP

Brushing teeth reduces hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) risk, and changes are needed to make this simple practice happen more regularly in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/free/take-a-bite-out-of-hap.htm
6 Mar 2024

Intermediate care unit helped surgical, COVID-19 patients

An intermediate care unit with a maximum census of six created over 1,000 available ICU bed-days over 12 months.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/free/intermediate-care-unit-helped-surgical-covid-19-patients.htm
14 Feb 2024

Could less be more in care transitions?

Interventions to improve the quality of care transitions may work better when they are less complex, say researchers who offer some ideas for future efforts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/31/could-less-be-more-in-care-transitions.htm
31 Jan 2024

A better team, with the same outcomes

Why did only nurses see an improvement from a teamwork intervention at four hospitals? A hospitalist researcher offers his thoughts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/a-better-team-with-the-same-outcomes.htm
20 Dec 2023

Getting SNF discharges up to snuff

Hospitalists are experimenting with videoconferences to help bridge the gap when patients are discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/13/getting-snf-discharges-up-to-snuff.htm
13 Dec 2023

Measuring hospitalist busyness

Busy hospitalists list fewer differential diagnoses. A researcher ponders the implications for diagnostic error.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/06/measuring-hospitalist-busyness.htm
6 Dec 2023

The many faces of hospital medicine

International hospitalists share their common and unique experiences and challenges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/29/free/the-many-faces-of-hospital-medicine.htm
29 Nov 2023

A job for AI

Experts assess the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the burden of documentation and coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/free/a-job-for-ai.htm
8 Nov 2023

Unit-based teamwork intervention for nurses, hospitalists did not improve patient care

An intervention focused on improving interprofessional communication on hospital units did not reduce adverse events or length of stay but did improve nurses' ratings of the teamwork climate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/unit-based-teamwork-intervention-for-nurses-hospitalists-did-not-improve-patient-care.htm
1 Nov 2023

Walk this way

Increasing inpatient mobility is a common goal, but hospitals struggle to make it happen. Experts offer their advice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/27/walk-this-way.htm
27 Sep 2023

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