Search results for "Quality improvement"
Care coordination bundle reduced total cost of care for Medicare and Medicaid patients
The intervention was also associated with decreases in the ED visit rate among Medicaid patients and a reduction in practitioner follow-up visits for both patient groups.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/07/3.htm
7 Nov 2018
SDOH data collected for varied reasons including curriculum development, quality improvement
A review found that food security or malnutrition was the social determinant of health (SDOH) most commonly screened for among patients hospitalized on medicine services, followed by housing, transportation, employment, education, income, functional status and disability, and social support.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/sdoh-data-collected-for-varied-reasons-including-curriculum-development-quality-improvement.htm
14 Dec 2022
Reducing inappropriate prescribing in older patients didn't reduce admissions
A trial in European hospitals had physicians and pharmacists review the prescriptions of inpatients who were age 70 years or older with at least three chronic conditions and five long-term prescriptions to identify potentially inappropriate medications.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/21/2.htm
21 Jul 2021
Long-acting COPD meds often discontinued during hospital stay and not restarted
A retrospective Canadian study looked at unintentional discontinuation of long-acting muscarinic antagonists and long-acting beta-agonist and inhaled corticosteroid combination therapy in older, highly adherent adults admitted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/07/3.htm
7 Oct 2020
Nudging physicians not to test
A high-value care project reduced unnecessary testing without adding a single click.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/18/nudging-physicians-not-to-test.htm
18 Oct 2023
A passion for quality improvement, right from the start
Mark R. Chassin, FACP, outlines his role as President of The Joint Commission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/profile.htm
15 Dec 2008
Care coordination program linked to reduced readmission rates in large health system
A study of 21 hospitals in an integrated health system in California found that a postdischarge intervention targeted at patients at 25% or higher predicted risk of 30-day readmission or mortality was associated with decreased rates of readmission, but not mortality, in the 30 days after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/18/4.htm
18 Aug 2021
Nominate a Top Hospitalist
There's only one more week to suggest a colleague to be profiled in our November issue.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/24/5.htm
24 Jul 2019
Residents reimagine anti-racism curriculum
A new Race, Bias, and Advocacy in Medicine pathway gave trainees an opening to focus on these issues.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/residents-reimagine-anti-racism-curriculum.htm
15 May 2021
Growing an HM division
Hospitalist leaders at some facilities have moved their groups out from under the umbrella of general internal medicine to launch divisions of hospital medicine, in what they see as an evolutionary step for the field.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/13/free/growing-an-hm-division.htm
13 Jul 2022