Search results for "Rounding"
Rounding on discharging patients first didn't improve efficiency metrics
Instructing hospitalists and their teams to prioritize seeing the patients being discharged that day didn't significantly change discharge order times or length of stay compared to usual care, a multicenter study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/01/rounding-on-discharging-patients-first-didnt-improve-efficiency-metrics.htm
1 Mar 2023
Both healthy and tasty?
Nutrition experts weigh in on the latest trends in inpatient eating, from fast-food delivery to veganism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/22/both-healthy-and-tasty.htm
22 Feb 2023
Participants, content in interdisciplinary rounds varies by individual hospital
In an observational study of 27 U.S. hospitals of different types and sizes, all rounding teams included a case manager or social worker while 51.9% included a physician, nurse, and pharmacist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/22/participants-content-in-interdisciplinary-rounds-varies-by-individual-hospital.htm
22 Feb 2023
A brief connection with long-term effects
The advice and example of an attending during residency left a hospitalist with lessons that have lasted a lifetime.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/30/a-brief-connection-with-long-term-effects.htm
30 Nov 2022
‘Hospitalist’ and other mysterious jargon
Since less than a third of laypeople understand the word “hospitalist,” consider using some other words in introductions, a researcher advises.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/23/hospitalist-and-other-mysterious-jargon.htm
23 Nov 2022
Hospitalist encounters of the third kind
A first-year medical student reflects on a week of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/09/free/hospitalist-encounters-of-the-third-kind.htm
9 Nov 2022
Rounding with laptops may make residents more efficient, small study finds
Residents on one internal medicine team who were given a novel workflow and a mobile laptop for three months were significantly more likely to place progress notes during rounding hours and sign discharge summaries within 24 hours of discharge than comparison control teams.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/18/rounding-with-laptops-may-make-residents-more-efficient.htm
18 May 2022
Relief from a pager
Nonphysicians took over responsibility for an admissions pager.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/success-story-relief-from-pager.htm
15 Nov 2021
Virtual rounding beyond the pandemic
Hospitals have moved to hybrids of remote and in-person rounds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/virtual-rounding-beyond-the-pandemic.htm
15 Sep 2021
Opioids and extreme weather, but also good news
This issue describes how hospitalists teamed up to treat opioid use disorder and the Texas freeze, as well advancements in virtual rounds and point-of-care ultrasound.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Sep 2021