Search results for "Patient Safety"
Good catch!
Near miss programs help hospitals spot trends and areas for improvement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/coverstory.htm
15 Dec 2011
The July effect: Real or urban myth?
At teaching hospitals, the learning process restarts each summer. Does hospital quality dip at this crucial point?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/coverstory.htm
15 Apr 2011
Graduate programs focus on health care quality, safety
New graduate programs focus on health care quality and safety.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/quality.htm
15 May 2010
Teaming up to fight superbugs
Antimicrobial stewardship teams ramp up the fight against “superbugs.” The battle with drug-resistant bacteria has evolved into an all-out war in many hospitals, and fighting back with newer drugs no longer seems like the best defensive strategy. Instead, hospitals are deploying multidisciplinary teams to spread the word about prevention through judicious use of antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/cover.htm
15 Jan 2009
Top Docs
Our fifth annual Top Hospitalists issue recognizes 10 dedicated physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2012
How (and why) to clean a stethoscope
Research has found that stethoscopes harbor microbes and that many clinicians never clean theirs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/how-and-why-to-clean-a-stethoscope.htm
15 Apr 2019
Post-hospital syndrome
With no definitive method in place to keep patients from returning to the hospital, perhaps it's time to look at the problem in a new way.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/coverstory.htm
15 Mar 2013
Another way to detect breakdowns in care
A program encouraged patients to report problems that arose during hospitalization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/another-way-to-detect-breakdowns-in-care.htm
15 Aug 2020
Postop deaths, sepsis projects
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2020
Coding Corner
Billing Medicare based on time and revised rules on verbal orders.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/02/coding.htm
15 Feb 2008