Search results for "Care settings"
SHM releases recommendations on opioid use in hospitalized adults with acute, noncancer pain
Clinicians should pair opioids with scheduled nonopioid analgesics, unless contraindicated, and always consider nonpharmacologic pain management strategies, according to the consensus statement from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/11/1.htm
11 Apr 2018
Use HCC coding to engage hospitalists in value-based care
Hierarchical condition category (HCC) coding isn't just for outpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/perspectives-use-hcc-coding-to-engage.htm
15 Jul 2021
Hospitalist care associated with slightly higher costs, readmissions among patients discharged to SNFs
Patients treated by hospitalists did show a trend toward lower 30-day mortality than those treated by nonhospitalists, according to a retrospective analysis of fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/30/3.htm
30 Oct 2019
In the News
Dabigatran risks, C. diff, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2012
Unique aspect of internship involves learning to meet needs
An intern learns to balance patient needs with his own, following the guidance of senior residents and mentors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/residency.htm
15 Apr 2013
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest, atherosclerosis before ACS hospitalization, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/jw.htm
15 Nov 2009
Acute chest pain in women vs. men treated differently across the care spectrum
A cohort study in Australia found that women with acute chest pain were less likely than men to receive guideline-directed care across most measures, including transport to the hospital, prehospital administration of aspirin or analgesia, and 12-lead electrocardiogram.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/free/acute-chest-pain-in-women-vs-men-treated-differently-across-the-care-spectrum.htm
8 Mar 2023
Recent Research
VTE prophylaxis in colorectal surgery patients, targeted perioperative intervention for Staphylococcus aureus infection, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2015
MKSAP quiz on insulin
These cases and commentary, which focus on insulin, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/04/ty.htm
15 Apr 2014
Safety-net hospitals, C. diff colonization
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2019