Search results for "Transitions of Care"
Discover and defeat your diagnostic errors
Experts explain the causes and solutions for common mistakes in diagnosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/diagnostic-errors.htm
15 Jul 2017
‘Smartphone sign’ may help determine same-day discharge suitability in surgical patients, study suggests
Eligible patients were admitted to an acute surgical unit but did not require immediate surgical intervention or immediate admission to the ICU.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/30/3.htm
30 Aug 2017
An individual effort to smooth transitions
A primary care nurse practitioner visited her patients during and after hospital admissions to improve transitions of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/success-story-smooth-transitions.htm
15 Sep 2017
Low health literacy linked to longer LOS, more transitional care needs
The link between health literacy and length of stay (LOS) was significantly impacted by gender but not by illness severity or older age.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/27/3.htm
27 Sep 2017
Caring for prisoners
Coordination is key to ensuring smooth transitions and improving outcomes for patients coming to the hospital from prison or jail.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/caring-for-prisoners.htm
15 Oct 2017
Survey finds low rates of communication between inpatient, primary care teams
Primary care physicians differed in their preferred mode of communication about patients' hospitalizations, with some preferring telephone contact, others preferring electronic health record notifications, and some wanting faxes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/15/4.htm
15 Nov 2017
Introducing our latest list of Top Hospitalists
ACP Hospitalist's annual feature turns 10.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Nov 2017
PCPs in the hospital
Innovators are taking steps to help banish care discontinuity once and for all, with some especially focusing on the role of primary care physicians (PCPs) in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/pcps-in-the-hospital.htm
15 Mar 2018
Moving the needle on heart failure
Financial penalties have failed to dent readmissions, so new strategies are needed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/moving-the-needle-on-heart-failure.htm
15 May 2018
Pushback from a primary care physician
Responses to “PCPs in the Hospital” from our March issue.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/letters-to-the-editor.htm
15 May 2018