Search results for "Patient Satisfaction"
For new hospitalists, the right job means the right mix
Practice size, service time and vacation are top considerations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/newhospitalists.htm
15 Jun 2011
The August issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The August issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes stories about patient-centered care, atrial fibrillation and stroke, and how to give a great talk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/22/7.htm
22 Aug 2012
Monkey medicine
You may feel like you've entered a zoo and your ward has become the primate house, so here are the terms you will need to be a successful hominid hospitalist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/free/newmans-notions-monkey-medicine.htm
15 Jan 2018
Be picky about PICCs
Use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) is increasingly common in hospitals, in part because they are easy to use and there is a perception that they carry less risk of infection. But PICCs shouldn't necessarily be the default line for venous access.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/coverstory.htm
15 Sep 2013
Patient-centered care from admission to discharge
It's hard to increase time spent with patients, so improving the quality of the time is the only workable alternative.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/perspectives.htm
15 May 2012
A different kind of business card
Hospitalist information cards increased patient satisfaction, one program found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/17/a-different-kind-of-business-card.htm
17 Aug 2022
Recent Research
HCAHPS scores, order sets for COPD inpatients, warfarin in brain injury patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2014
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care, study indicates
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care in patients who have had an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/28/3.htm
28 Sep 2011
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
Preventing heart disease by targeting patients' loved ones
Lori Mosca, ACP Member, explains how hospitalists can help reduce risk that runs in the family.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/qa.htm
15 Mar 2009