Search results for "Risk Prediction"
Thyroid hormones may be associated with mortality in elderly inpatients
Results of thyroid function tests may be associated with mortality in elderly hospitalized patients, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/06/4.htm
6 Nov 2013
Advice on the most difficult conversation
Hospitalists often find reasons to avoid asking patients about goals of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/qa.htm
15 Oct 2013
EMR-based risk stratification improves readmission rates in heart failure
Risk stratification using an electronic medical record (EMR) helped reduce readmissions for heart failure, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/07/1.htm
7 Aug 2013
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes stories on women balancing hospital medicine careers and family, negotiation skills, hospitalists as physician advisors, mortality risk prediction, and evaluating handoffs, among others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/lfe.htm
15 Jul 2013
Predicting mortality
Algorithms could be used in assessing safety and quality of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/risk.htm
15 Jul 2013
Recent Research
HIV screening recommendations, perioperative SSRI risks, anticoagulants and endocarditis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/rr.htm
15 Jul 2013
Accurate risk prediction models exist for CKD patients, but more are needed
While high-quality models exist for predicting kidney failure risk in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), such models are needed for predicting death and cardiovascular events in this population, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/24/5.htm
24 Apr 2013
Recent Research
Scores for predicting pneumonia and hemorrhage after ischemic stroke, update on managing unstable cardiac conditions, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2012
Scores help predict pneumonia, hemorrhage risk after ischemic stroke
Two new scores can help clinicians predict the risk of pneumonia and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after ischemic stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/25/3.htm
25 Jul 2012
In the News
Radiation safety, VTE hospitalization risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/itn.htm
15 Jul 2012