Search results for "Patient Safety"
A matter of respect
Disruptive behavior is common in U.S. hospitals, according to a recent survey.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/04/disruptive.htm
15 Apr 2010
Remdesivir reduced mortality in inpatients on no or regular oxygen, meta-analysis finds
The patient-level analysis of all available trials of remdesivir still did not have the power to identify any effect of the drug on mortality in COVID-19 patients receiving high-flow oxygen or mechanical ventilation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/01/free/remdesivir-reduced-mortality-in-inpatients-on-no-or-regular-oxygen-meta-analysis-finds.htm
1 Mar 2023
In the news
Curnent news about error data, heart disease deaths, and cardiology criteria.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2009
Peer support after stressful events
A program at Johns Hopkins provides a team of 39 peer responders who take turns volunteering to support clinicians affected by stressful cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/success-story-peer-support-after-stressful-events.htm
15 Oct 2017
Hospitalists can be cost-effective for per diem reimbursement hospitals
Hospitalists can be cost-effective for per diem reimbursement hospitalsOver 40% of all doctors get sued during their careers
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/11/1.htm
11 Aug 2010
Top Docs
Our call for nominations last spring yielded an impressive number of nominees, from which our editorial board selected the ten featured here. These physicians have done admirable work in patient rounding, resident education, technology, workload balance, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/coverstory.htm
15 Nov 2013
Brazil's first hospital medicine congress offers promise, challenges
Brazil's first hospital medicine congress offers promise, challenges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/08/brazil.htm
15 Aug 2008
Letter from the Editor
Reducing readmissions is top of mind for many hospitals today, yet efforts have been met with varying degrees of success. Hospitals and physicians in some communities, like Camden, N.J., have taken a comprehensive approach,.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/lfe.htm
15 May 2010
Virtual glucose monitoring, statins and heart surgery
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2017
Nurses key to antibiotic stewardship intervention
Algorithms helped them know when urine cultures were appropriate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/success-story-nurses-key-to-antibiotic-stewardship-intervention.htm
15 Mar 2021