Search results for "Postdischarge Care"
Spotting delirium
Quick screening tools may help hospitalists identify more patients at risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/delirium-screening.htm
15 Mar 2016
Letter from the Editor
This month, we have several articles about stretching your focus to new domains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/lfe.htm
15 Apr 2016
Perfecting post-acute care
Hospitalists take bigger role in postdischarge decisions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/post-acute-care.htm
15 Apr 2016
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue highlights key sessions at Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 on such topics as dermatology, postdischarge follow-up, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/07/lfe.htm
15 Jul 2016
Bathtubs, sacred cows, and high-value care in the hospital
Moving patients efficiently through the hospital, or ideally keeping them out entirely, should be a major focus for internists and hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/05/2.htm
5 Apr 2017
Virtual rounds bring families to bedside
One hospital is using videoconferencing software to communicate with patients' families.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/success-story-virtual-rounds.htm
15 Jun 2017
Good venous ulcer care a long process
Hospitalists can help by improving diagnosis, follow-up.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/venous-ulcer-care-hospitalists.htm
15 Nov 2017
LTAC use varies more by region and hospital than by patient-level factors
The study found 29 patient-level, three hospital-level, and five region-level independent predictors of transfer to a long-term acute care hospital (LTAC). After adjustment for case mix, differences between patients explained only 52.1% of the variation in LTAC use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/14/1.htm
14 Feb 2018
Innovative designs
This month's issue looks at clinician involvement in hospital design, electronic glucose management systems, sepsis survivorship, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Apr 2018
Cardiovascular risks significantly elevated for a month after a sepsis hospitalization
Younger sepsis patients, in particular, had higher risk of myocardial infarction or stroke than similar patients who had been hospitalized for other conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/19/4.htm
19 Sep 2018