Search results for "Staffing"
Schedule tweaks boost admission capacity
A hospital with long ED wait times had its hospitalists study staffing models to find a solution.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/success-story-schedule-tweaks-admission-capacity.htm
15 Jan 2018
Caring is hard work
Compassion fatigue shares symptoms and some causes with burnout, but it's not quite the same thing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/compassion.htm
15 May 2012
Do you really want to be your own boss?
Hospitalists face issues as they decide whether to start up or join a local hospitalist group, become part of a large group or management company, or be a hospital employee.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/independence.htm
15 Oct 2008
Giving hospitalists their space
Cleveland Clinic’s division of general internal medicine decided to try “geographic roundingâ€ï¿½ after a patient satisfaction survey revealed that many patients were unhappy that “my doctor is never around.â€ï¿½ That sentiment is starting to change now that hospitalists spend more time actually talking with patients and less time getting to them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/geographic.htm
15 Feb 2009
Multisite directors tackle management and logistical challenges
Expanding health systems offer new career path for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/multisite-directors.htm
15 Aug 2015
Taking charge after discharge
Medicare payment penalties have helped spur the industry's growth.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/discharge.htm
15 Jan 2013
Clusters of deterioration
When one patient goes from the ward to the ICU, others are more likely to follow, and researchers are trying to figure out why.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/clusters-of-deterioration.htm
9 Aug 2023
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
ICU telemedicine improved mortality and length of stay
Implementing telemedicine care in the ICU improved mortality and length of stay, according to a large new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/19/3.htm
19 Mar 2014
Observation moves faster with dedicated hospitalists
Clinicians at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, opened a Clinical Decision Unit to improve care efficiency for observation patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/success.htm
15 Jun 2011