Search results for "Rounding"
A peek at your peers
A peer observation program offers lessons for both early-career and more experienced hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/27/a-peek-at-your-peers.htm
27 Mar 2024
Take a bite out of HAP
Brushing teeth reduces hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) risk, and changes are needed to make this simple practice happen more regularly in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/free/take-a-bite-out-of-hap.htm
6 Mar 2024
Lots to learn about long-term care
A new curriculum helped hospitalists moving into postacute care fill gaps in their knowledge base.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/lots-to-learn-about-long-term-care.htm
28 Feb 2024
Many IM residencies lack policies on lactation, survey finds
In a survey of internal medicine residency programs, only 55.4% of 78 respondents reported that their institution had a policy on lactation and only 22.1% said that their program had its own policy. Most policies did not provide protected time for lactation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/24/many-im-residencies-lack-policies-on-lactation-survey-finds.htm
24 Jan 2024
Measuring hospitalist busyness
Busy hospitalists list fewer differential diagnoses. A researcher ponders the implications for diagnostic error.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/06/measuring-hospitalist-busyness.htm
6 Dec 2023
A strategy for long stays
Patients with extended hospitalizations got continuity and targeted help under a new program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/29/a-strategy-for-long-stays.htm
29 Nov 2023
Half-hospitalists to help with rural shortages
One physician proposed a way for himself and others to pursue their passions and provide more coverage for hospital patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/29/half-hospitalists-to-help-with-rural-shortages.htm
29 Nov 2023
Interdisciplinary rounds include more nurse communication when attendings present
Attendings spent more time talking with nurses and were more likely to initiate a conversation about nurse concerns during interdisciplinary rounds compared to residents, interns, and medical students, observers found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/23/interdisciplinary-rounds-include-more-nurse-communication-when-attendings-present.htm
23 Aug 2023
Remote work for hospitalists
Telehospitalist systems provide benefits for both small hospitals and physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/19/remote-work-for-hospitalists.htm
19 Jul 2023
Open up to open notes
An expert at CONVERGE offered tips on ensuring that patient access to test results and notes is beneficial to care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/05/open-up-to-open-notes.htm
5 Apr 2023