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Making sense of monkeypox
Two experts offered advice to hospitalists on their role in dealing with this latest infectious disease outbreak.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/12/free/making-sense-of-monkeypox.htm
12 Oct 2022
Palliative care guidelines updated with increased focus on collaboration, communication
The guidelines from the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care focus on two main concepts: that palliative care is inclusive of all people with serious illness and that timely consideration of palliative care is the responsibility of all who care for the seriously ill.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/07/4.htm
7 Nov 2018
Tracheostomy tube shortage
The FDA alerted clinicians about the need to reuse tracheostomy tubes and to caution patients about decreased effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis against COVID-19, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/16/tracheostomy-tube-shortage.htm
16 Nov 2022
Focus on telehealth before and after hospitalization
Understanding variation in the use of telehealth will be critical during the pandemic and after.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/telehealth-sidebar.htm
15 Sep 2020
Small pilot trial finds reduced costs but similar quality, safety with home hospital versus usual care
Home hospital care included home visits from nurses and physicians, IV medications, continuous monitoring, video communication, and point-of-care testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/14/4.htm
14 Feb 2018
Hospitalists can help eliminate HCV
Hospitals are the latest frontier in global efforts to diagnose and treat hepatitis C virus (HCV).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/11/free/hospitalists-can-help-eliminate-hcv.htm
11 Jan 2023
CDC recommendations on COVID-19 vaccine boosters, new data on vaccine effectiveness
Several groups in the U.S., including health care workers, are now eligible to receive a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at least six months after completing the initial two-dose series.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/29/1.htm
29 Sep 2021
Study analyzes sex differences worldwide in patients hospitalized for heart failure
Data from 44 countries in REPORT-HF found that in all geographic regions women in the hospital with heart failure were less likely to receive diagnostic tests or guideline-directed care than men.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/06/study-analyzes-sex-differences-worldwide-in-patients-hospitalized-for-heart-failure.htm
6 Sep 2023
More hospitals require annual flu vaccination for staff, but most VA facilities still do not
A survey found that the proportion of hospitals with policies requiring influenza vaccination for health care personnel increased from 37.1% in 2013 to 61.4% in 2017, but that only 4.1% of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals had such policies in 2017.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/06/1.htm
6 Jun 2018
The reality of postacute care
Skilled nursing facilities and home health care can help patients continue recovering after discharge, but hospitalists, patients, and caregivers must understand their limitations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/free/the-reality-of-postacute-care.htm
27 Apr 2022