Search results for "Trends"
Adding up adverse events
Patient safety experts talk about the latest data and what hospitalists can do to improve them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/07/adding-up-adverse-events.htm
7 Jun 2023
Beta-blocker choice may affect outcomes in cirrhosis and acute MI
Patients with cirrhosis who took beta1-selective blockers had fewer major cardiac and cerebrovascular events within two years of an index myocardial infarction (MI) than those taking nonselective beta-blockers, a Taiwanese study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/26/2.htm
26 Sep 2018
Sedation practices worsened during pandemic among patients without COVID-19
The percentage of mechanically ventilated patients treated with sustained deep sedation following intubation rose during the pandemic and did not improve after its peak, a single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/24/sedation-practices-worsened-during-pandemic-among-patients-without-covid-19.htm
24 Jan 2024
Adopting P4P early vs. late didn't affect hospitals' mortality rates
The observational study used Medicare claims and looked at clinical process scores and 30-day mortality in patients cared for at hospitals that voluntarily participated in pay-for-performance programs or those that later participated in the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/10/2.htm
10 Jan 2018
User-friendly EHRs also more safety-friendly
Why might easy-to-use electronic health records (EHRs) provide better medication safety? The coauthor of a recent study explains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/18/free/user-friendly-ehrs-also-more-safety-friendly.htm
18 Oct 2023
Hospital-based palliative care may reduce ICU use
Implementation of palliative care services versus no implementation was associated with a 10% reduction in ICU use during terminal hospitalizations, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/15/4.htm
15 Jan 2020
Insulin order set reduced risk of hypoglycemia from hyperkalemia treatment
The order set included blood glucose checks before and in the hours after insulin injection, as well as weight-based dosing of insulin, alerts to identify patients at higher risk of hypoglycemia, and tools to guide decision making based on blood glucose levels.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/12/4.htm
12 Feb 2020
Moving on from readmissions
Some experts are saying it's time for hospitals and payers to shift their focus from preventing readmissions to pursuing other quality objectives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/moving-on-from-readmissions.htm
26 Oct 2022
Intervention reduced routine chest X-rays in cardiovascular ICU, but not in medical ICU
Barriers in the medical ICU included insufficient visibility of the intervention and low investment among medical residents due to frequent rotation and competing priorities, researchers found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/13/3.htm
13 Feb 2019
Hospital medicine programs strategize responses to growth in clinical workload
Interviews with hospital medicine leaders from academic medical centers that experienced clinical growth in the past five years found that they are dealing with mismatches in supply and demand for teaching and clinical care roles.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/15/hospital-medicine-programs-strategize-responses-to-growth-in-clinical-workload.htm
15 Nov 2023