Search results for "Care settings"
Availability of postdischarge care associated with readmission rates
Hospitals in areas with more primary care physicians and licensed nursing home beds per capita had lower readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/06/availability-of-postdischarge-care-associated-with-readmission-rates.htm
6 Jul 2022
Letter from the Editor
It's a new year, and ACP Hospitalist has a new look.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/01/editor.htm
15 Jan 2008
Next-gen computers programmed to listen, advise and diagnose
Will computers someday replace physicians as diagnosticians?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/diagnosis.htm
15 Aug 2011
Patient and physician hygiene go hand in hand
A recent study investigated the bugs on patients' hands.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/qa-patient-and-physician-hygiene-go-hand-in-hand.htm
15 Jul 2019
Opioid management, constipation key challenges in cancer pain
Adding methadone to opioids can help with intractable pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/conference01.htm
15 Oct 2013
Red flags help hospitalists spot human trafficking
Hospitalization presents an opportunity to intervene and stop exploitation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/human-trafficking.htm
15 Nov 2015
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/newman.htm
15 Feb 2009
FDA approves heart failure drug and looks into antiseptic safety
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/fda.htm
15 Jul 2015
Better communication at the end of life
Form ensures dying patients' wishes are carried out as medical orders.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/patient-wishes.htm
15 Oct 2007
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about medication errors, EKG abnormalities, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/journal-watch.htm
15 May 2007