Search results for "Disparities"
March 23, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/
December 2008
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/
Promotion rates, scholarly productivity appear low in academic hospital medicine
In a cross-sectional study of U.S. academic hospital medicine faculty at top institutions, 2.7% had reached the rank of full professor, and scholarly publication overall was uncommon, with more than half of the hospitalists having never published.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/23/2.htm
23 Jun 2021
COVID-19 spurs hospital tech, highlights inequalities
The September issue of ACP Hospitalist covers multiple aspects of the pandemic, including resulting advances in hospital tech and disparate impacts on Americans by race, ethnicity, and economic status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/16/5.htm
16 Sep 2020
Fighting the subconscious biases that lead to health care disparities
Physicians work to identify and respond to their own biases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/bias-and-disparities.htm
15 Jan 2016
Recent Research
Antiplatelets with dabigatran or warfarin, selective D-dimer for DVT, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/rr.htm
15 Apr 2013
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about methylprednisolone, fenoldopam, stroke patients, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/07/journal-watch.htm
15 Jul 2007
HIV-related admissions declined from 1996 to 2016, but readmission rates were stable
An analysis of patients treated for HIV in North Carolina found that patients who were older or black had higher risk of hospitalization, as did those with more HIV RNA or lower CD4 counts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/30/5.htm
30 Oct 2019
Milestone ratings system reduced bias against some underrepresented residents
Switching from the Resident Annual Evaluation Summary to the Milestone ratings system reduced bias for some groups that are underrepresented in medicine. However, substantial bias continued for U.S.-born Black residents.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/03/milestone-ratings-system-reduced-bias-against-some-underrepresented-residents.htm
3 Jan 2024
In the News
Readmissions and infection, earnings gaps, antimicrobial stewardship programs, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2016