Search results for "Ethics"
The different ways hospitals pay
Incentive compensation aims to improve quality and productivity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/10/money.htm
15 Oct 2010
Six letters that can help with difficult decisions
Two physicians describe their mnemonic for determine patients' decision-making capacity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/curves.htm
15 Sep 2010
Assisted suicide
The prescribing of lethal medication remains highly controversial as clinicians struggle to balance the autonomy of terminally ill patients and the commitment to do no harm.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/suicide.htm
15 Sep 2010
Physicians don't always report impaired or incompetent colleagues
New score helps assess risk of adverse drug reactions in elderly patients
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/21/2.htm
21 Jul 2010
International medical graduates get acculturation advice from a veteran
American slang is only one of many obstacles facing a new IMG.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/07/img.htm
15 Jul 2010
ACGME recommends restricting first-years to 16 duty hours per day
ACGME recommends restricting first-years to 16 duty hours per dayHypoglycemia increases mortality risk in pneumonia
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/30/1.htm
30 Jun 2010
The next issue of ACP Internist is online
And the winner is…
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/30/9.htm
30 Jun 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine sanctions physicians over exam questions
American Board of Internal Medicine sanctions physicians over exam questionsMedication adherence better with low-molecular-weight heparin than unfractionated heparin
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/16/1.htm
16 Jun 2010
Heroic measures
A locum tenens has a strange experience at a new hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/free/newman.htm
15 May 2010
Act quickly and listen a lot
What to do when a patient wants to leave against medical advice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/against.htm
15 Mar 2010