Search results for "Education"
Machine learning system dramatically reduced alerts compared to bedside monitors
A machine learning system trained to predict ICU patients' risk of respiratory failure or hemodynamic instability offered 50 times fewer alerts than a telemedicine system that analyzed trends from bedside biomedical monitors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/machine-learning-system-dramatically-reduced-alerts-compared-to-bedside-monitors.htm
8 Nov 2023
A job for AI
Experts assess the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the burden of documentation and coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/free/a-job-for-ai.htm
8 Nov 2023
Life as a health equity officer
A recent survey of hospitals' health equity officers highlighted challenges they face, including how to get clinicians on board.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/life-as-a-health-equity-officer.htm
1 Nov 2023
Carminative
A little-known word and long-lasting snack from a long-ago physician.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/25/free/carminative.htm
25 Oct 2023
Playing the hospitalist character
Medical schools and hospitals are testing serious video games as a method to engage learners and improve care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/playing-the-hospitalist-character.htm
11 Oct 2023
AI predictive models shown to be potentially unreliable over time in clinical settings
A simulation study based on ICU data found that using artificial intelligence (AI) to try to improve predictions of acute kidney injury and mortality could actually impair existing models' performance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/ai-predictive-models-shown-to-be-potentially-unreliable-over-time-in-clinical-settings.htm
11 Oct 2023
Peripheral internal jugular catheters possible solution to difficult IV access
In a two-year pilot study involving 32 eligible patients at a U.S. academic hospital, 97% of peripheral internal jugular catheters were successfully placed with no complications.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/04/peripheral-internal-jugular-catheters-possible-solution-to-difficult-iv-access.htm
4 Oct 2023
Most buprenorphine prescriptions not continued during hospitalization, VA study finds
An analysis of patients who had active buprenorphine prescriptions before a medical or surgical admission to a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital in 2018 to 2020 found that only 74.3% received a prescription for the drug in the 60 days after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/04/most-buprenorphine-prescriptions-not-continued-during-hospitalization-va-study-finds.htm
4 Oct 2023
Walk this way
Increasing inpatient mobility is a common goal, but hospitals struggle to make it happen. Experts offer their advice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/27/walk-this-way.htm
27 Sep 2023
Negotiation skills needed more than ever
Financial dealings with hospitals have gotten tougher, but classic strategies can help hospitalists make it through.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/free/negotiation-skills-needed-more-than-ever.htm
20 Sep 2023