Search results for "Workload"
Measuring hospitalist workload
In hospital medicine, workload cannot simply be measured by hours on the clock, but must encompass more intangible factors such as the type of work, the acuity of patients, the time of day, etc. Hospitalist programs are taking a hard look at ways to distribute workload fairly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/coverstory.htm
15 Oct 2013
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue tackles gender equity and workload in academic medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/lfe.htm
15 Jun 2016
Prepare for Parkinson's disease patients
Medication management and other strategies can improve a hospital stay.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/prepare-for-parkinsons-disease-patients.htm
15 Aug 2019
Flexible duty-hour policies associated with higher dissatisfaction among interns
Flexible policies that did not limit shift length or specify mandatory time off between shifts were not associated with any significant changes in the percentages of time that interns spent on direct patient care and education.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/28/1.htm
28 Mar 2018
EHR access for inpatients shows promise in small trial
Giving inpatients access to their electronic health records (EHRs) during hospitalization appeared to improve empowerment and did not seem to affect clinician or nurse workload, according to a small new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/18/2.htm
18 Mar 2015
Inhaler education, hospital mergers, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/in-the-news.htm
15 May 2020
A job for AI
Experts assess the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the burden of documentation and coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/free/a-job-for-ai.htm
8 Nov 2023
The role of telehospitalists in COVID-19 response
Hospitalists caring remotely for New York patients explain their role.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/the-role-of-telehospitalists-in-covid-19-response.htm
15 May 2020
Put more than money on the table when recruiting hospitalists
Despite statistics showing that hospitalists are the nation's fastest-growing medical specialty-the Society of Hospital Medicine estimates that the current pool of 15,000 U.S.-based hospitalists will double by 2010-recruiting and retention remain major challenges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/02/recruiting.htm
15 Feb 2007
Registered nurse staffing associated with sepsis mortality risk
Each additional registered nurse hour per patient day was associated with a 3% decrease in the odds of 60-day mortality in a cross-sectional study of about 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries admitted with a primary diagnosis of sepsis in 2018.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/01/registered-nurse-staffing-associated-with-sepsis-mortality-risk.htm
1 Jun 2022