Search results for "electronic medical record"
Shifting views on shiftwork
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center developed a new system to maintain night coverage in the ICU under resident work-hour limits.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/success.htm
15 Feb 2013
Facing the problem of patient ID errors
Children's Hospital Colorado used photos to reduce errors in computerized physician order entry.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/success.htm
15 Mar 2013
A looney tenens
This month's column presents a fictional look at a very cartoonish hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/free/newman.htm
15 Mar 2013
Time to teach
Everybody believes somebody should do it, but nobody has the time to figure out whose job it is. Such is the problematic status of patient discharge education.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/qa.htm
15 Apr 2013
Low-risk patients may not need vital signs checked so often, study suggests
Clinicians may be able to reduce the frequency of vital sign checks at night for low-risk inpatients without compromising quality of care, a study suggests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/10/2.htm
10 Jul 2013
From zero to 100 in six months
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center initiative targeted pneumonia treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/success.htm
15 Jul 2013
EMR-based risk stratification improves readmission rates in heart failure
Risk stratification using an electronic medical record (EMR) helped reduce readmissions for heart failure, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/07/1.htm
7 Aug 2013
Hospital-acquired anemia associated with increased mortality, study finds
Hospital-acquired anemia is common and appears to be associated with increased mortality rates, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/02/4.htm
2 Oct 2013
In the News
Acute venous thromboembolism treatment, flu vaccines, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/itn.htm
15 Oct 2013
Syncope units: One solution to an expensive problem
These multidisciplinary teams function as part of EDs, observation or inpatient units. European studies suggest they may help shorten length of stay.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/yp.htm
15 Nov 2013