Search results for "Technology"
Multisite directors tackle management and logistical challenges
Expanding health systems offer new career path for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/multisite-directors.htm
15 Aug 2015
End of life in the ICU
Outcomes, whether life or death, should better reflect goals and values of patients, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/end-of-life-ICU.htm
15 Jan 2016
New guidelines aim to resolve conflicts with patients and families in the ICU
A new policy statement from several critical care organizations offered 4 recommendations to prevent and manage intractable disagreements about life-prolonging medical treatments for patients in intensive care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/20/3.htm
20 May 2015
Insomnia meds get boxed warning; pacemakers prematurely losing power
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/fda-update-insomnia-meds-get-boxed-warning.htm
15 Jul 2019
Endovascular thrombectomy improved functional outcomes, meta-analysis finds
Patients receiving endovascular therapy (with mechanical thrombectomy) had no significant improvement in 90-day rates of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage or all-cause mortality compared to those getting standard medical care (including tPA).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/11/1.htm
11 Nov 2015
May 2010
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/
Web-based decision support tool may help determine safety of outpatient PE management
The tool was added to the patient care workflow in the ED after the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) was confirmed but before site-of-care decision making was completed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/14/4.htm
14 Nov 2018
June 2010
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/06/
Transitional care management yields benefit but is used rarely, study finds
An analysis of Medicare fee-for-service claims concluded that transitional care management is a promising delivery model innovation, while an editorial cautioned that payments may not be high enough to justify the extra work involved or may be targeted to the wrong place in the health care system.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/08/4.htm
8 Aug 2018
October 2007
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/