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Last chance to nominate a Top Hospitalist

ACP Hospitalist is currently seeking nominations for our 11th annual Top Hospitalists issue. The nomination deadline is July 30, 2018.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/25/5.htm
25 Jul 2018

National survey finds that 50% of large IM residency programs have hospitalist rotations

Most of the hospitalist rotations were one month in duration and included second- and/or third-year residents. The length of existence of the rotations ranged from one to 15 years.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/04/2.htm
4 Apr 2018

Owning OUD in the hospital

Less than 15% of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive treatment with buprenorphine or methadone during hospitalization. New recommendations for hospitalists aim to change that.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/02/free/owning-oud-in-the-hospital.htm
2 Nov 2022

Taking stock of the readmission penalties

CMS program has led to lower readmissions but may need updating.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/penalties.htm
15 Apr 2017

Improving Indian Health Service hospitals

Agency strives to ensure safety, coordinate quality initiatives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/ihs.htm
15 Apr 2017

Insulin order set reduced risk of hypoglycemia from hyperkalemia treatment

The order set included blood glucose checks before and in the hours after insulin injection, as well as weight-based dosing of insulin, alerts to identify patients at higher risk of hypoglycemia, and tools to guide decision making based on blood glucose levels.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/12/4.htm
12 Feb 2020

30-day readmission rates for stroke highest among those with intracerebral hemorrhage

Readmissions after stroke decreased an average of 3.3% annually from 2010 to 2014, and 30-day readmission risk was significantly higher in patients who were discharged from nonteaching hospitals with high numbers of stroke discharges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/22/2.htm
22 Aug 2018

April 2016

ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/

The new, improved M&M

Morbidity and mortality conferences are starting to be seen more as a potential opportunity to address patient safety issues and reduce preventable errors than as education- and blame-oriented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/the-new-improved-m-and-m.htm
15 Jul 2018

Top Docs

The doctors recognized in ACP Hospitalist’s first annual Top Hospitalists issue include teachers, quality improvement gurus, researchers and bloggers. They’ve focused on improving geriatric care, growing hospital admissions, facilitating transitions of care and raising staff satisfaction. ACP Hospitalist’s editorial board members sifted through the nominations and narrowed the field down to 10 Top Hospitalists, who are profiled here.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/cover.htm
15 Nov 2008

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