Search results for "Staffing"
Too many or too few: Who belongs in the ICU?
Some experts are starting to question how the nation's critical care beds are being used.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/coverstory.htm
15 Feb 2013
Shifting views on shiftwork
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center developed a new system to maintain night coverage in the ICU under resident work-hour limits.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/success.htm
15 Feb 2013
Creating successful ward teams
Learn what separates a highly functioning ward team from one that never seems to gel.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/ward.htm
15 Mar 2013
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
Specialized care for elderly inpatients linked to better outcomes
An interdisciplinary team model of care for older inpatients may reduce adverse events, length of stay and costs, two new studies suggest.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/01/3.htm
1 May 2013
Stopping delirium before it starts
Large-scale efforts to prevent delirium have been around for years, but hospitals also can take smaller measures if they don't have the immediate resources or ability to overhaul care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/coverstory.htm
15 Jun 2013
Low-risk patients may not need vital signs checked so often, study suggests
Clinicians may be able to reduce the frequency of vital sign checks at night for low-risk inpatients without compromising quality of care, a study suggests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/10/2.htm
10 Jul 2013
Predicting mortality
Algorithms could be used in assessing safety and quality of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/risk.htm
15 Jul 2013
Recent Research
HIV screening recommendations, perioperative SSRI risks, anticoagulants and endocarditis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/rr.htm
15 Jul 2013
Measuring hospitalist workload
In hospital medicine, workload cannot simply be measured by hours on the clock, but must encompass more intangible factors such as the type of work, the acuity of patients, the time of day, etc. Hospitalist programs are taking a hard look at ways to distribute workload fairly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/coverstory.htm
15 Oct 2013