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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

Letter from the Editor

This month's issue includes an in-depth look at CMS##rsquo; new observation status regulations, as well as stories on bariatric surgery complications and how to talk to patients about POLSTs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/lfe.htm
15 Dec 2013

The next issue is online

Vote for your favorite entry
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/24/6.htm
24 Nov 2010

MKSAP quiz on end-of-life care

These cases and commentary, which focus on end-of-life care, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/ty.htm
15 Dec 2013

LTAC use varies more by region and hospital than by patient-level factors

The study found 29 patient-level, three hospital-level, and five region-level independent predictors of transfer to a long-term acute care hospital (LTAC). After adjustment for case mix, differences between patients explained only 52.1% of the variation in LTAC use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/14/1.htm
14 Feb 2018

3 Wishes, penalties, and more

Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2020

Nurses, but not family, found that quality of life program helped dying elderly patients

The Belgian study provided staff on acute geriatrics wards with a care guide for last days of life, training, supportive documentation, and a guide for implementation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/24/4.htm
24 May 2017

Caring for prisoners

Coordination is key to ensuring smooth transitions and improving outcomes for patients coming to the hospital from prison or jail.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/caring-for-prisoners.htm
15 Oct 2017

ACP releases updated Ethics Manual

ACP has released the sixth edition of the Ethics Manual, published as a supplement with the Jan. 3 Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/11/7.htm
11 Jan 2012

A step back from advance directives

Advance care planning needs to be more than a form in a file, says an intensivist and researcher.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/31/a-step-back-from-advance-directives.htm
31 Aug 2022

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