Search results for "Patient Experience"
June 2016
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/
Coronary CT angiography shows similar outcomes, better patient experience compared to MPI
Coronary CT angiography and radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) had similar outcomes in patients admitted with chest pain, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/10/4.htm
10 Jun 2015
Hospitalist information cards improved communication scores from patients
In a recent study, 87% of inpatients who received information cards from their hospitalists found them useful, with the most useful points being the hospitalist's or teams' contact information and schedule.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/08/hospitalist-information-cards-improved-communication-scores-from-patients.htm
8 Jun 2022
Sedative premedication before surgery may not improve patient experience, outcomes
Patients who receive sedative premedication with lorazepam before elective surgery involving general anesthesia may not benefit, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/11/4.htm
11 Mar 2015
Improving the patient experience by focusing on spiritual care
Hospitalists can identify needs, collaborate with chaplains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/spiritual-care.htm
15 Jun 2016
Private equity ownership of acute care hospitals more common in low-income, rural areas, study finds
Compared with matched hospitals of different ownership, private equity hospitals had a higher rurality score, were located in ZIP codes with lower median household incomes, and had slightly lower patient experience scores.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/30/5.htm
30 Sep 2020
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
Hospital mergers, acquisitions don't appear to improve care
Changes in patient experience, clinical process measures, and mortality and readmission rates were compared in acquired hospitals before and after acquisition and in control hospitals that did not change ownership.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/08/2.htm
8 Jan 2020
May 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/
Postdischarge COVID-19 studies find benefits of home oxygen, risks of PTSD, medical complications
Recent studies focused on patients' status after hospitalization for COVID-19, one finding that outcomes with home oxygen were good, but others noting that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), readmissions, and new diagnoses of medical conditions were common.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/07/1.htm
7 Apr 2021