November 2007
Medicare takes aim at hospital-acquired conditions
Medicare's recent announcement that it will stop paying for some hospital-acquired conditions has hospitals ramping up their quality improvement efforts, and some experts predict that hospitalists are likely to find themselves center stage.
In the News
Reports to the FDA of drug-related injury and death nearly tripled in the past eight years.
Minneapolis bridge collapse tested local hospitals' emergency plans
Having a common command system in place was key to their swift response.
Three-step program improves depression in stroke patients
Hospitalists could play an important role in educating patients and families.
Treat the elderly patient, not just the illness
Strategies for managing hospitalized elders and preventing decline.
Fewer drugs, more bugs: Antibiotic resistance tops concerns at infectious diseases conference
Antibiotic resistance tops concerns at infectious diseases conference.
MKSAP primer: Heart failure
Initial diagnostic testing of the patient with heart failure includes obtaining an electrocardiogram, a chest radiograph, and an echocardiogram, as well as blood chemistry evaluation.
Test yourself: Heart failure in the elderly
A 73-year-old man is hospitalized for shortness of breath, chest heaviness and weight gain... and other cases.
Journal watch
Recent studies about S. aureus infection, hospitalist care reducing lengths of stay, and other topics.