Search results for "Quality Improvement"
Vote for your favorite entry
ACP Hospitalist Weekly's cartoon caption contest continues. Readers can vote for their favorite caption to determine the winner.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/25/5.htm
25 Aug 2021
May 2008
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/
Physician resuscitation champions associated with higher rates of surviving in-hospital cardiac arrest
In a survey study, hospitals that had a very active physician champion of Get With the Guidelines—Resuscitation were four times more likely to be in a higher survival quintile than participating hospitals that did not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/24/4.htm
24 Feb 2021
Nominate a Top Hospitalist
ACP Hospitalist is currently seeking nominations for our 12th annual Top Hospitalists issue.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/03/5.htm
3 Jul 2019
April 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/
June 21, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/
Sepsis improvement program widened disparities between white and black patients
An analysis of New York State's sepsis reporting initiative found overall improved rates of compliance with three-hour sepsis protocols, but significantly lower rates among hospitals that served more black patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/10/4.htm
10 Jul 2019
February 7, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/07/
Hospital performance on one stroke quality measure may predict performance on others
Hospitals that performed well on one of four indicators—carotid imaging, antithrombolytic therapy, treatment in a stroke unit, or discharge to inpatient rehabilitation—tended to also perform well on the other three, and the reverse was also true, with poor performance on one predicting poor performance on the others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/09/4.htm
9 Dec 2020
Nudging physicians not to test
A high-value care project reduced unnecessary testing without adding a single click.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/18/nudging-physicians-not-to-test.htm
18 Oct 2023