Search results for "Health research"
Could less be more in care transitions?
Interventions to improve the quality of care transitions may work better when they are less complex, say researchers who offer some ideas for future efforts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/31/could-less-be-more-in-care-transitions.htm
31 Jan 2024
CDC's STRIVE initiative takes network approach to HAI reduction
The overall objective of STRIVE (States Targeting Reduction in Infections Via Engagement) was to identify, partner with, and collaborate with hospitals that had disproportionately high rates of health care-associated infections (HAIs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/02/1.htm
2 Oct 2019
Clinicians needed for survey on transitional care services
An ongoing research study at the University of Pennsylvania seeks to learn from clinicians or clinical leaders who are primarily responsible for transitional care services in health systems and communities throughout the United States.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/17/5.htm
17 Dec 2014
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about tackling bias and avoiding turf.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/lte.htm
15 Apr 2016
Medication safety assessment shows progress, challenges
Hospitals have increased medication safety in the past decade, but further improvement is still necessary, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/05/2.htm
5 Feb 2014
Debates in sepsis
Experts disagree about use of antibiotics, IV fluids, and quality measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/debates-in-sepsis.htm
15 Jan 2019
Therapeutic hypothermia, HAI network, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2020
Continuous glucose monitoring gains traction in hospitals
Diabetes tech is moving rapidly from research to practice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/continuous-glucose-monitoring-gains-traction-in-hospitals.htm
15 Feb 2021
Podcast engages medical bloggers in virtual talk show
Podcast engages medical bloggers in virtual talk show Doctor Anonymous’s weekly live podcast interviews well-known medical bloggers in an interactive talk show, including call in with questions and an instant-message in a chatroom while the show is live.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/podcast.htm
15 Dec 2008
Results pending at discharge often stay in limbo
Handoffs from inpatient to outpatient care are a known problem area in hospital medicine, and one of the biggest opportunities for improvement could involve results of tests pending at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/pending.htm
15 Dec 2009