Search results for "Patient Safety"
Suggest a colleague as a Top Hospitalist
ACP Hospitalist is seeking candidates for our fourth annual Top Hospitalists issue. We're looking for hospitalists who made notable contributions to the field in 2011, whether through exceptional clinical skills, improved work flow, patient safety, cost savings, leadership, mentorship or quality improvement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/11/4.htm
11 May 2011
Computers teaching patients
Patients at Boston Medical Center prefer “Louise's” instructions on medication regimens and other aspects of post-discharge care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/computers.htm
15 Mar 2011
Cardiovascular imaging societies develop action plan for increasing radiation safety
A think tank of cardiovascular imaging stakeholders developed a consensus plan on several broad directions for ensuring patient safety in an era of increased medical radiation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/28/4.htm
28 Mar 2012
In the News
IOM favors more limits on resident hours, and other medical updates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/itn.htm
15 Jan 2009
Hospitalist Web site streamlines signouts, helps communication
At St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo., a hospitalist-developed Web site makes it easy to identify and contact each patient’s attending physician.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/success.htm
15 Sep 2009
MDs and RNs speak different languages
Simple tips to improve nurse—physician communication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/07/nurse-physician.htm
15 Jul 2007
Beyond the M&M
Hospitals review every death to flag problems, jump-start quality improvement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/morbidity-mortality-conference.htm
15 Sep 2016
SHEA issues guidance on contact precautions for hospital visitors
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) recently released expert guidance on isolation precautions for hospital visitors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/22/2.htm
22 Apr 2015
M&M conferences get swept up in QI trend
M##amp;M conferences now increasingly focus on the underlying causes of errors and what can be learned from them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/mandm.htm
15 Jan 2011
Sending patients home with a little extra care
Campaign advances care for home health patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/home-health.htm
15 Aug 2007