Search results for "Procedures"
How and why to prognosticate
Hospitalists should try to help patients understand the prognosis of their illnesses.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/how-and-why-to-prognosticate.htm
15 Jul 2021
Dilemmas in diabetes
New drugs and insulin pumps add to the challenge of inpatient diabetes care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/dilemmas-in-diabetes.htm
15 Dec 2019
Score predicts 90-day readmission risk after myocardial infarction
Predictive factors that could be identified before discharge included age, heart failure, heart rate, dialysis, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral artery disease, and chronic lung disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/24/2.htm
24 Oct 2018
Postoperative function, hip fracture, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2018
Computers teaching patients
Patients at Boston Medical Center prefer “Louise's” instructions on medication regimens and other aspects of post-discharge care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/computers.htm
15 Mar 2011
Top Hospitalists
The 2018 Top Hospitalists issue profiles 10 physicians with very diverse backgrounds and interests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/top-docs.htm
15 Nov 2018
Core competencies peripheral in practice
The Society of Hospital Medicine considers nine procedures to be “core competencies” for hospitalists, yet many perform them so rarely it would be difficult to maintain competency.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/08/qa.htm
15 Aug 2010
Study finds lower mortality rates for Medicare patients admitted to teaching vs. nonteaching hospitals
The finding of lower mortality rates in teaching hospitals continued when researchers looked at specific medical conditions and when they stratified hospitals by size.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/07/2.htm
7 Jun 2017
Hospital market competition not associated with outcomes of high-risk surgeries
A study compared mortality and readmissions by hospital among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing carotid endarterectomy, mitral valve or open aortic aneurysm repair, lung resection, esophagectomy, pancreatectomy, rectal resection, hip or knee replacement, or bariatric surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/hospital-market-competition-not-associated-with-outcomes-of-high-risk-surgeries.htm
9 Aug 2023
Catheters and other plumbing problems
A urologist offered his tips for hospitalists on catheter placement and additional urological issues in a recent lecture.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/05/catheters-and-other-plumbing-problems.htm
5 Oct 2022