Search results for "Procedures"
August 16, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/
Specialty organizations highlight tests and procedures to rethink
Several medical organizations last week released lists of tests or procedures which might be overused in clinical practice, as part of the Choosing Wisely initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/27/5.htm
27 Feb 2013
March 9, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/09/
Varied surgical readmission rates associated with procedure volume, mortality rate, study finds
Surgical readmission rates for six common procedures vary across the U.S. and are associated with hospitals' procedure volume and mortality rate, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/25/3.htm
25 Sep 2013
Procedure committee set standards for measuring residents' competence
A recent study described how a procedure competency committee of hospitalists reviewed internal medicine residents' procedure portfolios and assessed their ability to perform various procedures with assistance, with direct supervision, or with indirect supervision.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/26/procedure-committee-set-standards-for-measuring-residents-competence.htm
26 Jul 2023
Ask Dr. Pinson
This month's column features questions from readers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/coding-ask-dr-pinson.htm
15 Aug 2017
Hypocoagulopathy
Correct coding and sequencing of codes for patients admitted with hypocoagulopathy can be tricky.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/18/coding-corner-hypocoagulopathy.htm
18 May 2022
Test yourself: Invasive procedures and complications
These cases and commentary, which address invasive procedures and complications, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/ty.htm
15 Feb 2011
SHM issues position statements on ultrasound and abdominal paracentesis
One statement from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) reviewed the use of point-of-care ultrasound, while the other offered 12 recommendations on the use of ultrasound guidance for adult abdominal paracentesis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/09/1.htm
9 Jan 2019
Tramadol, gabapentinoids, and opioids
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2019