Search results for "High-value care"
Fixing folate testing for high-value care
Adding a message to the physician order entry system led to a decrease of 80% in tests ordered.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/success-story-folate-testing.htm
15 Mar 2016
Frail elderly account for majority of potentially preventable Medicare spending
Spending was compared among six groups of Medicare beneficiaries: nonelderly disabled, frail elderly, major complex chronic, minor complex chronic, simple chronic, and relatively healthy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/18/4.htm
18 Oct 2017
Thinking about how you treat
The new field of management reasoning holds potential to improve medical education and practice, researchers say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/thinking-about-how-you-treat.htm
21 Jun 2023
Seeking applicants for ACP Dragon's Lair Competition
ACP will be hosting a second “Shark Tank”-style competition at Internal Medicine Meeting 2017. Applications must be submitted by Dec. 30, 2016.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/09/4.htm
9 Nov 2016
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes articles on our 2014 Top Hospitalists, patient visitation policies, an innovative approach to discharge planning, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/lfe.htm
15 Nov 2014
Giving physicians outcome data reduced costs, improved quality at 1 hospital
Pilot improvement projects targeted cost and quality for hip and knee replacement, hospitalist lab utilization, and sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/21/2.htm
21 Sep 2016
Slashing superfluous labs
Experts offer their advice on getting over your love of daily labs to help patients and reduce costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/free/slashing-superfluous-labs.htm
1 Feb 2023
Most medicine residents don't know costs of tests or treatments, survey finds
Only about a quarter of internal medicine residents know where to find estimated costs of tests and treatments and a similar proportion share that information with patients, a recent survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/01/2.htm
1 Jul 2015
Use of preoperative cardiac testing varies problematically, can be changed, review finds
Patients who were older or had more comorbidities were more likely to get preoperative cardiac testing, but so were those seen by a preoperative clinic or a cardiologist rather than in primary care, according to a systematic review.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/27/use-of-preoperative-cardiac-testing-varies-problematically-can-be-changed-review-finds.htm
27 Sep 2023
Pinpointing patients for PT
Research has shown that physical therapy (PT) consults are often ordered unnecessarily, yet many patients who could benefit from an inpatient PT consult don't receive one. Experts offered their advice to hospitalists on optimizing use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/pinpointing-patients-for-pt.htm
26 Jan 2022