Search results for "Technology"
AHA/ASA scientific statement looks at quality measurement for telestroke
The statement suggests quality measures covering telestroke processes, outcomes, tissue-type plasminogen activator use, patient and provider satisfaction, and technology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/16/4.htm
16 Nov 2016
July 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/
December issue online and in the mail
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist covers diabetes, gabapentinoids, high-value care, burnout, and antibiotic stewardship.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/11/5.htm
11 Dec 2019
December 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/
New guideline explains use of advanced imaging in cardiovascular infections
A new multisociety guideline compares radionuclide imaging with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT and single photon emission CT/CT leukocyte scintigraphy with echocardiography and cardiac CT for patients with infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/20/new-guideline-explains-use-of-advanced-imaging-in-cardiovascular-infections.htm
20 Mar 2024
Talking about COVID-19 with Bob Wachter
ACP Hospitalist recently spoke to Robert Wachter, MD, FACP, about COVID-19 response at the University of California, San Francisco, and in hospitals nationwide.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/01/4.htm
1 Apr 2020
The road ahead for hospital medicine
During his plenary at SHM Converge 2022, Robert M. Wachter, MD, MACP, shared his thoughts on the future of hospital medicine, including changes in patient complexity and hospital finance, the catch-22 of hospital at home, and the potential impacts of technology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/the-road-ahead-for-hospital-medicine.htm
20 Apr 2022
April issue online and in the mail
This issue covers deaf patients, nurse staffing, and stethoscope cleaning, among other hot topics. A Twitter chat on Tuesday, April 23, at 6 p.m. Eastern will focus on this month's Q&A on bedside rounding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/17/5.htm
17 Apr 2019
New sickle cell therapies approved
The FDA also warned about eye infections with over-the-counter drops and skin reactions to antiseizure medications, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/03/new-sickle-cell-therapies-approved.htm
3 Jan 2024
Compression stockings may be unnecessary for VTE prophylaxis in most patients undergoing elective surgery
In a randomized controlled trial of patients at moderate or high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), prophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin alone was noninferior to a combination of low-molecular-weight heparin and graduated compression stockings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/20/5.htm
20 May 2020