Search results for "Teamwork"
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
Minneapolis bridge collapse tested local hospitals' emergency plans
Having a common command system in place was key to their swift response.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/bridge.htm
15 Nov 2007
Treat the elderly patient, not just the illness
Strategies for managing hospitalized elders and preventing decline.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/elderly.htm
15 Nov 2007
Journal watch
Recent studies about medical trainee errors, chlorhexidine intervention, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/journal.htm
15 Dec 2007
Dallas hospital substantially reduces time from ED arrival to admission
Open dialogue among departments helped reform systemic flaws.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/dallas.htm
15 Dec 2007
Collaborating across the miles
ICUs, hospitalists, intensivists improve outcomes for the critically ill.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/collab.htm
15 Apr 2008
Quick response, teamwork protected patients during heparin recall
As pharmacists monitored hospital supplies, physicians and nurses monitored patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/07/heparin.htm
15 Jul 2008
In the News
More hospitals employing physicians, survey finds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/09/itn.htm
15 Sep 2008
Top Docs
The doctors recognized in ACP Hospitalist’s first annual Top Hospitalists issue include teachers, quality improvement gurus, researchers and bloggers. They’ve focused on improving geriatric care, growing hospital admissions, facilitating transitions of care and raising staff satisfaction. ACP Hospitalist’s editorial board members sifted through the nominations and narrowed the field down to 10 Top Hospitalists, who are profiled here.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/cover.htm
15 Nov 2008
Physicians of the night
Disparities between day and night care, as well as new guidelines and public pressure, are pushing hospital administrators and hospitalist practices to offer 24/7 care. Quite a few hospitalists are willing to work at night under the right circumstances.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/cover.htm
15 Dec 2008