Search results for "Pain Management"
Mindfulness intervention may improve inpatients' pain, related outcomes
Researchers found that a single, scripted session of mindfulness training focused on acceptance of pain or hypnotic suggestion focused on changing pain sensations through imagery reduced acute pain intensity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/19/3.htm
19 Jul 2017
June 1, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/01/
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes stories on pain management, sickle cell anemia, and EHRs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/lfe.htm
15 Apr 2013
Keeping an eye—and ear—out for sleep apnea
Ignoring sleep apnea is done at the patient's peril.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/apnea.htm
15 Apr 2011
Medicare proposes payment, quality reporting changes for 2018 and asks for input
Significant proposed changes include requiring The Joint Commission to post survey reports online and accounting for social risk factors, disability, and medical complexity when assessing rates of hospital-acquired conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/26/2.htm
26 Apr 2017
Opioid manufacturers told to develop physician, patient education
As part of a new federal effort to reduce prescription drug abuse in the U.S., the FDA will begin requiring a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for all extended-release and long-acting opioid medications.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/27/6.htm
27 Apr 2011
Improving patient satisfaction scores
The mere fact of being in the hospital is incompatible with happiness, which can make the task of improving patient satisfaction feel like an uphill battle.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/patientsat.htm
15 May 2013
Don't forget the lungs
Hospitalists familiar with preop cardiovascular evaluation may be less comfortable with pulmonary evaluations, which can also be crucial to reducing risk for surgical patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/pulmonary.htm
15 Sep 2010
Acupuncture may be superior to morphine in relieving acute pain in ED patients, trial shows
Researchers noted that the trial, which was conducted in Tunisia, was limited by its lack of blinding and a fairly homogeneous study population which culturally accepts the practice of acupuncture.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/10/4.htm
10 Aug 2016
Propofol, ventilators, infusion sets recalled
Propofol, ventilators, infusion sets recalled.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/fda.htm
15 Sep 2009