Search results for "Recruitment"
Balancing act: How ACGME work-hour limits are changing hospital medicine
When the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education decided in 2003 to limit residents' work to 80 hours per week, opponents said that the change would be a disaster for hospital medicine. But while the ruling has presented staffing challenges, patients have not suffered and hospitalists are in higher demand than ever on the job market.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/cover-story.htm
15 Oct 2007
Researcher aims to assess beta-blocker use in patients with pacemakers
Researcher aims to assess beta-blocker use in patients with pacemakers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/08/betablocker.htm
15 Aug 2008
Strategies for recruiting NPs and PAs
Two hospitalists share their program's model for outreach, screening, and interviews.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/strategies-for-recruiting-nps-and-pas.htm
15 Mar 2021
High-frequency oscillatory ventilation may increase death in ARDS patients
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients were more likely to die if they underwent high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) than a control ventilation strategy, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/30/3.htm
30 Jan 2013
In the News
Guidelines for STEMI, ADA recommendations for blood pressure in diabetics, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/itn.htm
15 Mar 2013
Earlier appointments post-discharge may improve cardiac rehab attendance
Appointments for cardiac rehabilitation orientation scheduled within 10 days of hospital discharge appear to result in improved attendance compared with later appointments, a new study indicates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/09/5.htm
9 Jan 2013
Letter from the Editor
With the demand for hospitalists high and busy practices stretched to the breaking point, midlevel practitioners may seem like an easy solution to recruitment woes. But do some careful planning before you place that “Help Wantedâ€ï¿½ ad, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/editor.htm
15 Apr 2009
Doctor, don't be a hero: Getting VAP to zero takes teamwork
Giving up a little of his traditional role in ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention has paid off in a lighter workload and better patient outcomes for one hospitalist at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington, Ind.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/vap.htm
15 Sep 2007
No signouts? No problem
A hospitalist program uses an innovative scheduling system to reduce handoffs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/signouts.htm
15 May 2008
Women hospitalists take more extended leave, but men adopt nontraditional schedules at similar rates
A survey of academic hospitalists found that 74.3% reported having made nontraditional work arrangements, with the most common reasons being birth or adoption of a child and burnout. More than a quarter had taken a leave of at least 30 days from their current job.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/09/women-hospitalists-take-more-extended-leave-but-men-adopt-nontraditional.htm
9 Feb 2022