Search results for "Transitions of Care"
In the News
Behavior changes trigger drop in MRSA rates, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/news.htm
15 Jul 2009
Q&A: Lowering hospital readmissions by improving care transitions
The Hospital to Home program targets changes by 2012.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/qa.htm
15 Sep 2009
Letter from the Editor
Studies have shown that critically ill patients who are given “sedation vacationsâ€ï¿½ consisting of spontaneous awakening trials (SATs) and spontaneous breathing trials spend less time on the ventilator and less time in the ICU overall. But many hospitals don’t follow written policy on performing SATs, and a large proportion don’t use SATs in the majority of their patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/lfe.htm
15 Sep 2009
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Promotingeffective transitions of care at hospital discharge: a review ofkey issues for hospitalists. ... The benefits of inpatientdiabetes care: improving quality of care and the bottom line.Endocr Pract.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/acph-200912-hyperglycemia.pdf
23 Nov 2009
A bundle of care that keeps elderly patients out of the hospital
Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas instituted a pilot project providing a “care bundle” to elderly patients at particularly high risk for returning to the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/success.htm
15 Jan 2010
Letter from the Editor
Improving transitions of care is one of the top goals facing hospitals and hospitalists today. Happily, it's one that doesn't require a lot of technology to achieve.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/02/lfe.htm
15 Feb 2010
MDs phone homes
Among all the advanced technologies available to hospitalists, one of the best tools for helping recently hospitalized patients thrive may be one of the oldest and simplest: the telephone.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/02/phone.htm
15 Feb 2010
In the News
Heart failure readmissions, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/itn.htm
15 Mar 2010
Diabetes drugs not restarted at discharge post-MI
The next issue of ACP Internist is online
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/07/4.htm
7 Apr 2010
Pay now, profit later
Initial training, whether it lasts a few days or a few weeks, can make a crucial difference in a hospitalist's long-term productivity and career satisfaction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/04/training.htm
15 Apr 2010