Search results for "Staffing"
Lots to learn about long-term care
A new curriculum helped hospitalists moving into postacute care fill gaps in their knowledge base.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/lots-to-learn-about-long-term-care.htm
28 Feb 2024
Palliative care consults by default did not affect inpatient length of stay
Implementation of a default, opt-out palliative care consultation intervention for older hospital patients with advanced chronic illnesses did increase consult rates from 16.6% to 43.9% and significantly increased odds of discharge to hospice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/24/palliative-care-consults-by-default-did-not-affect-inpatient-length-of-stay.htm
24 Jan 2024
An academic time crunch
Academic hospitalists discuss how to find time for education and research as the clinical workload keeps growing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/10/free/an-academic-time-crunch.htm
10 Jan 2024
Private equity takeovers linked with more in-hospital adverse events in Medicare patients
Rates of falls and central-line bloodstream infections increased in hospitals after they were acquired by private equity firms, despite these hospitals having a younger, higher-income patient cohort.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/03/private-equity-takeovers-linked-with-more-in-hospital-adverse-events-in-medicare-patients.htm
3 Jan 2024
A strategy for long stays
Patients with extended hospitalizations got continuity and targeted help under a new program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/29/a-strategy-for-long-stays.htm
29 Nov 2023
Half-hospitalists to help with rural shortages
One physician proposed a way for himself and others to pursue their passions and provide more coverage for hospital patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/29/half-hospitalists-to-help-with-rural-shortages.htm
29 Nov 2023
Overnight boarding in the ED linked with worse outcomes among older patients
The mortality rate with an overnight ED stay before admission was 15.7%, compared to 11.1% in patients admitted before midnight in a French study of patients ages 75 years and older. Risk was even higher among those who needed assistance performing daily tasks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/overnight-boarding-in-the-ed-linked-with-worse-outcomes-among-older-patients.htm
8 Nov 2023
Negotiation skills needed more than ever
Financial dealings with hospitals have gotten tougher, but classic strategies can help hospitalists make it through.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/free/negotiation-skills-needed-more-than-ever.htm
20 Sep 2023
Chief residents run a procedure service
A chief resident-led procedure service celebrates 10 years and reports positive results.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/free/chief-residents-run-a-procedure-service.htm
16 Aug 2023
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