Search results for "Teamwork"
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
A better team, with the same outcomes
Why did only nurses see an improvement from a teamwork intervention at four hospitals? A hospitalist researcher offers his thoughts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/a-better-team-with-the-same-outcomes.htm
20 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
Unit-based teamwork intervention for nurses, hospitalists did not improve patient care
An intervention focused on improving interprofessional communication on hospital units did not reduce adverse events or length of stay but did improve nurses' ratings of the teamwork climate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/unit-based-teamwork-intervention-for-nurses-hospitalists-did-not-improve-patient-care.htm
1 Nov 2023
Tough times for hospital finances
After a rough year, execs are looking for ways to get out of the red in 2023. They offered ideas on how hospitalists can help.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/25/free/tough-times-for-hospital-finances.htm
25 Jan 2023
Researching rapid response
Rapid response teams didn't affect inpatient mortality in a new study. An expert explains what that could mean for their future.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/09/researching-rapid-response.htm
9 Nov 2022
Keeping first-year residents with same medicine nurses improved teamwork
When residents spent all 16 weeks of their general medicine inpatient time on one medical nursing floor, their teams were more likely to negotiate with the patient, support each other, and communicate as a team on simulation scenarios, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/12/keeping-first-year-residents-with-same-medicine-nurses-improved-teamwork-study-finds.htm
12 Oct 2022
Teams that don't burn out
Supporting consistent hospital medicine teams may be a key to preventing burnout, according to a researcher studying physician and nurse perspectives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/28/teams-that-dont-burn-out.htm
28 Sep 2022
Effects of interdisciplinary teams on readmissions may vary by team structure
Interdisciplinary teams may function better if they have a dedicated time and space for meetings, have a specific social worker or case manager assigned, and use structured tools to support discussions, a recent study suggested.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/24/effects-of-interdisciplinary-teams-on-readmissions-may-vary-by-team-structure.htm
24 Aug 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