Search results for "Procedures"
Man meets dog
In the hospital for a series of tests, Mary C. looks forward to a visitor, Casey. When he arrives, Mary's face lights up in anticipation of his warm greeting. But first he has to go through the required alcohol gel routine: one paw at a time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/profile.htm
15 Oct 2009
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about predicting surgical outcomes, abdominal CTs for C. diff patients, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/jw.htm
15 Oct 2009
Using observation services
Hospitals often struggle to achieve compliance with CMS regulations for determining whether a patient should be classified as an inpatient or an outpatient with observation services.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/coding.htm
15 Nov 2009
Is it observation or inpatient?
The question of “observation or inpatient” has perplexed hospital physicians for some time, but it's recently acquired greater financial significance. Recovery audit contractors paid by Medicare will be looking at hospitals' one-day admissions to determine whether patients were appropriately admitted or should have been under observation status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/observation.htm
15 Nov 2009
MKSAP: Hematology/oncology
The following cases and commentary, which address hematology/oncology, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/test.htm
15 Nov 2009
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Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment dis-cussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation oftheir patients’ conditions and possible contraindications ... cardiothoracic surgical procedures was associated with higherrates of wound infection (approximately 2-fold greater).25,26 ThePortland Diabetic Project, a prospective nonrandomized study,examined the effect of intravenous insulin therapy to
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/acph-200912-hyperglycemia.pdf
23 Nov 2009
Results pending at discharge often stay in limbo
Handoffs from inpatient to outpatient care are a known problem area in hospital medicine, and one of the biggest opportunities for improvement could involve results of tests pending at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/pending.htm
15 Dec 2009
Approvals expanded for HPV and flu vaccines
Warnings, recalls, approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/fda.htm
15 Dec 2009
Walking the tightrope of medical necessity
Our columnist discusses key elements of deciding the appropriate level of care for a given patient (inpatient versus outpatient or outpatient with observation).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/coding.htm
15 Dec 2009
In the News
Mortality disparities after in-hospital cardiac arrest, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2009