Search results for "Health research"
Podcast engages medical bloggers in virtual talk show
Podcast engages medical bloggers in virtual talk show Doctor Anonymous’s weekly live podcast interviews well-known medical bloggers in an interactive talk show, including call in with questions and an instant-message in a chatroom while the show is live.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/podcast.htm
15 Dec 2008
Results pending at discharge often stay in limbo
Handoffs from inpatient to outpatient care are a known problem area in hospital medicine, and one of the biggest opportunities for improvement could involve results of tests pending at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/pending.htm
15 Dec 2009
Advice on the most difficult conversation
Hospitalists often find reasons to avoid asking patients about goals of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/qa.htm
15 Oct 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
Bolstering gender equity in academic medicine
Women and men enter the physician pipeline at about the same rates, but the female-to-male ratio in academic medicine drops off after residency.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/gender-equity-academic-medicine.htm
15 Jun 2016
Reducing unnecessary testing
Efforts to test more judiciously represent a dramatic shift in the way physicians use tests to aid diagnosis and guide treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/coverstory.htm
15 Jul 2011
When hospitalists marry: A boon for work-life balance
On-call hours and the unpredictability of many medical specialties can leave married physicians as ships passing in the night—or the front hallway. Yet by working as hospitalists in the same practice, some doctors are able to take care of families and spend quality time together.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/balance.htm
15 Oct 2008
In the News
AHRQ funds program to reduce ICU infections, and other medical updates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/itn.htm
15 Nov 2008
Recent Research
Medication safety assessment, international gout guidelines, statins and intracerebral hemorrhage, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/rr.htm
15 May 2014
ICD-10: Contingency plan created
CMS has established a communications and coordination center as well as other measures to ease the transition.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/ICD-10-transition-contingency.htm
15 Sep 2015