Search results for "Staffing"
Why are physicians unionizing?
Residents recently voted to newly unionize at Stanford University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Vermont, among other programs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/21/free/why-are-physicians-unionizing.htm
21 Sep 2022
Parsing promotions for academic hospitalists
The scarcity of full professors in hospital medicine relates to the challenges of publishing while working as a hospitalist, a researcher explains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/14/free/parsing-promotions-for-academic-hospitalists.htm
14 Sep 2022
How much work is too much?
Researchers are working to identify the effects of heavy workload on hospitalists and their care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/free/how-much-work-is-too-much.htm
10 Aug 2022
NJ licensure during COVID-19 offers example of how to meet workforce demand
Temporary licensure of out-of-state practitioners, along with telehealth waivers, may be a valuable, short-term solution to mitigating health care workforce shortages during public health emergencies, researchers said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/nj-licensure-during-covid-19-offers-example-of-how-to-meet-workforce-demand.htm
10 Aug 2022
Having more hospitalists linked to better care value
Hospitals that employed more hospitalists had better scores in the CMS Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing Program overall and in the Patient Experience and Efficiency domains, a cross-sectional study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/29/having-more-hospitalists-linked-to-better-care-value.htm
29 Jun 2022
Pharmacist workload linked to worse outcomes in ICU patients with complex med regimens
Patients with complex medication regimens had increases in mortality risk and ICU length of stay in a retrospective study. They also received more interventions from pharmacists, but a higher patient-to-pharmacist ratio was associated with fewer of these interventions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/22/pharmacist-workload-linked-to-worse-outcomes-in-icu-patients-with-complex-med-regimens.htm
22 Jun 2022
Registered nurse staffing associated with sepsis mortality risk
Each additional registered nurse hour per patient day was associated with a 3% decrease in the odds of 60-day mortality in a cross-sectional study of about 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries admitted with a primary diagnosis of sepsis in 2018.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/01/registered-nurse-staffing-associated-with-sepsis-mortality-risk.htm
1 Jun 2022
The reality of postacute care
Skilled nursing facilities and home health care can help patients continue recovering after discharge, but hospitalists, patients, and caregivers must understand their limitations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/free/the-reality-of-postacute-care.htm
27 Apr 2022
Ease up on antipsychotics
Antipsychotics started for an episode of agitation in the ICU are often continued through hospitalization and even after discharge, posing serious health risks to patients, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/06/free/ease-up-on-antipsychotics.htm
6 Apr 2022
Struggling with strategies for strain
Hospitalist leaders and hospital administrators were interviewed before the pandemic for a study about hospital capacity strain. The study authors explain some lessons that everyone working in hospitals can now take from their responses.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/02/struggling-with-strategies-for-strain.htm
2 Feb 2022