Search results for "Technology"
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
October 2016
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/
April 2008
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/
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
COVID-19 spurs hospital tech
Rapid advances have been made in virtual rounds, chatbots, machine learning, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/covid-19-spurs-hospital-tech.htm
15 Sep 2020
Intensive transition intervention failed to reduce readmissions of high-risk patients
Patients in the intervention group were assigned to a program that bridged inpatient, outpatient, and home settings, providing virtual and in-person access to a dedicated multidisciplinary team for 30 days after hospitalization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/22/1.htm
22 Aug 2018
Playing the hospitalist character
Medical schools and hospitals are testing serious video games as a method to engage learners and improve care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/playing-the-hospitalist-character.htm
11 Oct 2023
November 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/
Inpatient exercise program reversed functional decline among hospitalized elderly
One Spanish hospital implemented a twice-daily individualized moderate-intensity program with resistance, balance, and walking exercises for patients ages 75 years and older.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/21/1.htm
21 Nov 2018
Drug shortages drag on
Almost all hospital pharmacists reported facing drug shortages in a recent survey, but there are some available solutions, one expert says.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/04/free/drug-shortages-drag-on.htm
4 Oct 2023