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House of Cards-iology
Hospital administration can sometimes be ruthless.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/newman.htm
15 Jun 2015
The face mask of the red death
A tale of plague and class suits this Halloween.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/newmans-notions-the-face-mask-of-the-red-death.htm
15 Oct 2020
Seeing the full picture of a patient
A palliative care physician finds benefit in asking for photos of patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/qa-seeing-the-full-picture-of-a-patient.htm
15 Aug 2019
Finding atrial fibrillation in the hospital
Challenges include differentiating transient and persistent cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/finding-atrial-fibrillation-in-the-hospital.htm
15 Aug 2019
Clinicians dive into hospital design
Researchers from health care and design backgrounds have been increasingly focusing on how the layout and allocation of space in hospitals can promote the well-being of both patients and clinicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/clinicians-dive-into-hospital-design.htm
15 Apr 2018
Virtual rounds bring families to bedside
One hospital is using videoconferencing software to communicate with patients' families.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/success-story-virtual-rounds.htm
15 Jun 2017
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
About 70% of recent U.S. health data breaches compromised sensitive demographic, financial information
While the majority of breaches compromised information that could lead to identity theft, only 2% of breaches, which affected 2.4 million patients, compromised sensitive medical information.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/25/2.htm
25 Sep 2019
October 2007
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/
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