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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
Dabigatran or warfarin?
With dabigatran now a viable alternative to warfarin, hospitalists and hospitals should develop a plan for its use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/dabigatran.htm
15 Mar 2011
Getting the most from advanced practice providers
Hospitalists team up with nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/advanced-practice-providers.htm
15 Dec 2016
Dictation, done better
Speech recognition errors spur an accuracy makeover.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/speech-recognition-software.htm
15 Nov 2016
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
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
For hospitalists, hard work doesn't mean higher pay
Pay per relative value unit differs by geography.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/salary.htm
15 Jul 2011
A deviant approach to hospital challenges
Positive deviance is a bottom-up, rather than top-down, approach to solving seemingly intractable problems in an institution or a community. It's based on the observation that certain individuals or groups (positive deviants) have found better solutions to these problems than their peers have.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/positive.htm
15 Nov 2009
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
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