Search results for "End-of-life care"
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