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Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes coverage of our 2013 Top Docs, a feature on syncope units, and a collection of individual submissions to The Brief Case.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/lfe.htm
15 Nov 2013
Measuring hospitalist workload
In hospital medicine, workload cannot simply be measured by hours on the clock, but must encompass more intangible factors such as the type of work, the acuity of patients, the time of day, etc. Hospitalist programs are taking a hard look at ways to distribute workload fairly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/coverstory.htm
15 Oct 2013
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes stories on hospitalist workload, acute kidney injury, and academic careers, as well as coverage from the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2013 conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/lfe.htm
15 Oct 2013
Be picky about PICCs
Use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) is increasingly common in hospitals, in part because they are easy to use and there is a perception that they carry less risk of infection. But PICCs shouldn't necessarily be the default line for venous access.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/coverstory.htm
15 Sep 2013
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes stories on peripherally inserted central catheters and bedside exam skills, and conference coverage from the American Thoracic Society, the Society of Hospital Medicine and the American Diabetes Association.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/lfe.htm
15 Sep 2013
Fixing patients and the planet
Started in April 2012 by 16 entities, the effort to reduce the health care industry's contribution to environmental degradation and spur sustainable change has grown to more than 700 hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/coverstory.htm
15 Aug 2013
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes stories on hospitals going green, wearing appropriate attire on the job, and conference coverage from Hospital Medicine 2013.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/lfe.htm
15 Aug 2013
PICCs don't reduce inpatient bloodstream infections compared to CVCs
Bloodstream infection rates were similar in inpatients who received peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and central venous catheters (CVCs), a recent meta-analysis concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/14/2.htm
14 Aug 2013
Can women have it all?
Hospitalist moms offer advice and anecdotes on how they achieved balance without feeling like they gave up too much in their career or family life.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/coverstory.htm
15 Jul 2013
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes stories on women balancing hospital medicine careers and family, negotiation skills, hospitalists as physician advisors, mortality risk prediction, and evaluating handoffs, among others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/lfe.htm
15 Jul 2013