Search results for "Ethics"
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes stories on hospitals going green, wearing appropriate attire on the job, and conference coverage from Hospital Medicine 2013.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/lfe.htm
15 Aug 2013
Predicting mortality
Algorithms could be used in assessing safety and quality of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/risk.htm
15 Jul 2013
What it takes to lead
An MBA may or may not be needed, depending on whom you ask.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/lead.htm
15 Jun 2013
Little conversations about big decisions
Understanding where colleagues are coming from could help improve communication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/qa.htm
15 May 2013
New recommendations offer ethical guidance for social media
Social media developments require physicians to consider how to best protect patient interests and apply principles of professionalism to online settings, ACP and the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) said last week in a new policy paper, “Online Medical Professionalism: Patient and Public Relationships.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/17/5.htm
17 Apr 2013
What it takes to lead
You don't need to get an MBA to be a leader, according to Brian J. Harte, MD, FACP, president of South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, part of the Cleveland Clinic Health System.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/17/4.htm
17 Apr 2013
The rights of patients vs. hospital employees
As doctors, our job is to do the best for our patients. We may not always like them or their opinions, but we have to learn to work around it, or refer them to someone who can.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/blog.htm
15 Apr 2013
Warnings about dabigatran with mechanical valves and telaprevir combo
Details on recalls, warnings, label changes and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/fda.htm
15 Mar 2013
In the News
ICU transfer, daily sedation interruption, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2013
Be smart about smartphone use
A study suggests that hospitals develop a policy about when and how to use smartphones at work.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/qa.htm
15 Jan 2013