Search results for "Pain Management"
A simple plan for complex patients
Care plans guide treatment of high utilizers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/care-plans-superutilizers.htm
15 Jul 2015
Hospital at home plus transition care reduced readmissions, improved patient satisfaction
This intervention differed from previous hospital-at-home trials by including more diagnoses and 30 days of postacute care to improve care coordination, facilitate access, and enhance postacute illness self-management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/27/1.htm
27 Jun 2018
July 5, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/
Recent Research
Early statin use in stroke, acute lung injury, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/rr.htm
15 Feb 2012
More recalls, info on impurity found in ARBs
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/fda-update-more-recalls-info-on-impurity-found-in-arbs.htm
15 Jan 2019
Better endings are possible
Patients need ideal medical care at the end of life, but they don't always get it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/06/palliative.htm
15 Jun 2010
Inpatient care experience improved in many areas, survey finds
Inpatient care experience improved in many areas, survey findsExpert consensus says PPIs, antiplatelets can be used together
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/10/1.htm
10 Nov 2010
Test yourself: Opioid therapy
The following cases and commentary, which address opioid therapy, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/ty.htm
15 Oct 2009
Most community hospitals experience drug shortages, delay treatment as result
Nearly all community hospitals experienced a shortage of one or more drugs in the first six months of 2011, and most had to delay treatment as a result, a new survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/20/1.htm
20 Jul 2011
CDC issues recommendations for prescribing opioids for chronic pain
The recommendations focused on 3 areas: starting or continuing opioids for chronic pain; opioid selection, dosage, duration, follow-up, and discontinuation; and assessing risk and addressing harms of opioid use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/23/4.htm
23 Mar 2016