Search results for "Patient Experience"
Pocket-sized procedures
Ultrasound images, formerly only available from machines weighing hundreds of pounds and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, can now be viewed on devices significantly smaller in both size and price.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/05/ultrasounds.htm
15 May 2011
Unit-based teamwork intervention for nurses, hospitalists did not improve patient care
An intervention focused on improving interprofessional communication on hospital units did not reduce adverse events or length of stay but did improve nurses' ratings of the teamwork climate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/unit-based-teamwork-intervention-for-nurses-hospitalists-did-not-improve-patient-care.htm
1 Nov 2023
Letter from the Editor
Does your hospital have free wireless Internet in waiting areas, or offer patients aromatherapy and massages?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/02/editor.htm
15 Feb 2008
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
New report highlights care delivery differences at top hospitals
A new Dartmouth Atlas Project report aims to capture differences in the way top-rated academic hospitals deliver care, so that residents can make informed choices about where they train.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/07/1.htm
7 Nov 2012
Patient surveys give hospitalists real-time feedback
A teaching hospital uses patient satisfaction data to improve care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/patient-satisfaction-data.htm
15 Sep 2015
In the News
Physician-owned vs. non-physician-owned hospitals, evidence on cleaning methods, barrier precautions during arterial catheter insertion, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2015
The case for a chief primary care medical officer
Two physicians propose a new administrative/clinical role to reduce discontinuity between inpatient and outpatient care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/qa-chief-primary-care-medical-officer.htm
15 Jan 2018
Hospital value-based purchasing
Physician documentation can affect a hospital's value-based purchasing score##mdash;and thus, its bottom line.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/coding.htm
15 Jul 2013
Under the same umbrella
Pros and cons of integrated hospitalist/ED staffing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/integrated-hospitalist-ED.htm
15 Nov 2016