Search results for "High-value care"
Decision support tool reduced unnecessary use of telemetry
A tool in one hospital system's electronic health record pushed physicians to choose an indication for telemetry and advised them on the recommended duration based on American Heart Association practice standards.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/08/decision-support-tool-reduced-unnecessary-use-of-telemetry.htm
8 May 2024
Productivity bonuses for hospitalists may decrease high-value care culture
Researchers surveyed hospitalists from 12 California hospitals about their institutions' culture of value-based decision making and found an association between high-value culture scores and how hospitalists were paid.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/07/2.htm
7 Nov 2018
Rapid diagnostics, antimicrobial stewardship both needed for optimal BSI management
Mortality, length of stay, and time to optimal therapy improved when rapid diagnostic tests were used together with conventional blood cultures in antimicrobial stewardship programs for patients with bloodstream infection (BSI), a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/08/rapid-diagnostics-antimicrobial-stewardship-both-needed-for-optimal-bsi-management.htm
8 May 2024
Bathtubs, sacred cows, and high-value care in the hospital
Moving patients efficiently through the hospital, or ideally keeping them out entirely, should be a major focus for internists and hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/05/2.htm
5 Apr 2017
May 8, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/08/
ACP issues high-value care recommendations for inpatient glucose management
Intensive insulin therapy (IIT) for inpatient glycemic control can result in more harm than benefit, ACP's Clinical Guidelines Committee recently reminded clinicians in a best practice advice paper.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/05/6.htm
5 Jun 2013
August 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/
December 2019
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/
High-value care program shows initial promise
A high-value care program launched by hospitalists at a large academic center is yielding promising results, including a more than 50% decrease in nebulizer use, researchers have reported.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/09/1.htm
9 Jul 2014
July 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/