Search results for "Your Practice"
IV drug shortages present challenges, opportunities
Hospitals contend with shortages of IV opioids and parenteral solutions, but find silver lining of improved opioid prescribing practices.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/iv-drug-shortages-present-challenges-opportunities.htm
15 Sep 2018
Panel picks appropriate uses for PICCs
An expert discusses new collaborative recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/PICC-recommendations.htm
15 Oct 2015
The healing arts
Options can range from CD players in patient rooms to visits from certified art and music therapists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/arts.htm
15 Feb 2012
Ensure comprehension to increase adherence
Roughly 80 million Americans navigate health care's complexities with limited health literacy skills.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/comprehension.htm
15 Aug 2011
Dictation, done better
Speech recognition errors spur an accuracy makeover.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/speech-recognition-software.htm
15 Nov 2016
Time to teach
Everybody believes somebody should do it, but nobody has the time to figure out whose job it is. Such is the problematic status of patient discharge education.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/qa.htm
15 Apr 2013
Don't forget the lungs
Hospitalists familiar with preop cardiovascular evaluation may be less comfortable with pulmonary evaluations, which can also be crucial to reducing risk for surgical patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/pulmonary.htm
15 Sep 2010
Career advice on mentors, interviews, and contracts
Tips for new hospitalists and those on the move.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/career-advice.htm
15 May 2016
Yes, sickle cell is a pain
For most patients, dealing with pain will be a temporary issue. For sickle cell patients, it's a lifetime struggle.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/sicklecell.htm
15 Apr 2013
Agreeing on an ending
Hospitalists struggle with end-of-life-care disputes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/end.htm
15 Nov 2010