Search results for "Influenza vaccination"
May 2016
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/
MKSAP primer: Health care-associated infections
Adapted from ACP's latest Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/mksap.htm
15 Apr 2008
Improve core measure compliance with electronic medical record tools
A hospitalist explains how his facility uses its EHR to meet CMS core measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/perspectives.htm
15 Nov 2012
High rates of ICU admission for pneumonia associated with lower-quality care in elderly
High rates of ICU admission among elderly patients with pneumonia were associated with lower quality of care, a new study showed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/18/4.htm
18 Mar 2015
Recent Research
ICU glycemic control adoption, beta-blockers at discharge, cognitive function after cardiac arrest, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2015
Mandatory flu vaccines work but can raise issues for workers
More hospitals requiring flu shots for health care workers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/mandatory-flu-vaccine.htm
15 Oct 2015
Pneumonia
Treatment, documentation, and follow-up for CAP, HCAP, HCAP, and VAP.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/morning-report-pneumonia.htm
15 Jan 2016
Influenza vaccination appears safe in hospitalized surgical patients
Patients who were admitted and discharged for surgery between Sept. 1 and March 31 from 2010-2013 and who were 6 months of age and older were included.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/16/1.htm
16 Mar 2016
Recent Research
Influenza vaccination in hospitalized surgical patients, echocardiography use, outcomes in older patients after ED discharge, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2016
More hospitals require annual flu vaccination for staff, but most VA facilities still do not
A survey found that the proportion of hospitals with policies requiring influenza vaccination for health care personnel increased from 37.1% in 2013 to 61.4% in 2017, but that only 4.1% of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals had such policies in 2017.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/06/1.htm
6 Jun 2018