Search results for "Geriatrics"
Selection bias
An old doc gives a new model of practice a try.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/free/newmans-notions-selection-bias.htm
15 May 2019
Hospitalists can help IOM fix dying process
A new report calls for improvements in end-of-life care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/qa.htm
15 Dec 2014
Buprenorphine, cannabis, and other periop challenges
Perioperative medication management is particularly tricky when it comes to patients who are already taking drugs for chronic pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/buprenorphine-cannabis-and-other-periop-challenges.htm
22 Nov 2023
Resource use, outcomes of hospitalization may be associated with care continuity
Medicare patients who were cared for by their primary care physician instead of a hospitalist were more likely to be discharged home and had slightly lower 30-day mortality rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/22/4.htm
22 Nov 2017
Hospitalist-led ACE units show positive results
Two new trials of acute care for the elderly (ACE) services included hospitalists and found potential benefits to these alternative models of geriatric care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/17/4.htm
17 Aug 2011
Honest talk about SNFs
Discharge to a skilled nursing facility is a moment for serious discussion of prognosis, a geriatrician says.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/21/free/honest-talk-about-snfs.htm
21 Dec 2022
In the News
Behavior changes trigger drop in MRSA rates, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/news.htm
15 Jul 2009
Passive EHR tool reduces potentially inappropriate medications in older adults
Dosage of 11 of 16 medications, including haloperidol, decreased at a multihospital system after implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) tool that provided “geriatric context” to prescribing clinicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/passive-ehr-tool-reduces-potentially-inappropriate-medications-in-older-adults.htm
20 Sep 2023
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Oral low-dose steroids for COPD exacerbations, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/jw.htm
15 Jan 2011
Safety versus dignity: A balancing act
In the hospital, privacy is a scarce commodity often sacrificed in return for patient safety or our own convenience.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/free/newman.htm
15 Feb 2009