Search results for "Technology"
A text a day keeps the doctor informed
Inpatients, their caregivers, and their interns shared daily care plans and goals by texting in a med-peds pilot program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/22/free/a-text-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-informed.htm
22 Jun 2022
The road ahead for hospital medicine
During his plenary at SHM Converge 2022, Robert M. Wachter, MD, MACP, shared his thoughts on the future of hospital medicine, including changes in patient complexity and hospital finance, the catch-22 of hospital at home, and the potential impacts of technology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/the-road-ahead-for-hospital-medicine.htm
20 Apr 2022
Patient deterioration alerts didn't improve mortality or length of stay in trials
According to a new systematic review, pre-post studies have found benefits from using health information technology for early detection of inpatient deterioration, but randomized controlled trials have shown no significant changes from such interventions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/patient-deterioration-alerts-didnt-improve-mortality-or-length-of-stay-in-trials.htm
20 Apr 2022
Where's my patient?
Real-time location services are gaining traction as a tool for finding equipment and patients in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/06/free/where-is-my-patient.htm
6 Apr 2022
Diagnosing pulmonary embolism
Experts offer advice on how to apply the wide variety of available validated scores and algorithms, but also clinical judgment, to find pulmonary embolisms without excessive testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/23/free/diagnosing-pulmonary-embolism.htm
23 Feb 2022
Sepsis guidelines review old questions, tackle new ones
The lead author of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign's latest guideline update highlighted the most important changes for hospitalists to know, including recommendations on the use of fluid and vasopressors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/19/sepsis-experts-review-old-questions-tackle-new-ones.htm
19 Jan 2022
How COVID-19 changed end-of-life care
Hospitalists have had to find new strategies during the pandemic in order to provide optimal care, including company and comfort, to dying inpatients and their families.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/12/free/how-covid-19-changed-end-of-life-care.htm
12 Jan 2022
Home is where the hospital is
Learn how the hospital and the home are the same but different.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/newmans-notions-home-is-where.htm
15 Nov 2021
The endless war on readmissions
Hospitalists who study readmissions discuss the current state of the evidence and offer their best advice on avoiding patients coming back to the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/free/the-endless-war-on-readmissions.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