Search results for "Patient satisfaction"
Dripping lidocaine from syringe onto skin before injection reduces pain, study finds
Study authors theorized that the cool temperature of the lidocaine was responsible for the pain reduction, since it wouldn't be expected to have a direct anesthetic effect on the skin.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/02/4.htm
2 May 2018
Recent Research
Hip fractures in nursing homes, cognitive impairment with TIA, beta-blockers before CABG, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2014
12 tips for new academic hospitalists
Bradley Sharpe, MD, shared some of the actions that set him up for success.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/12-tips-for-new-hospitalists.htm
15 Jul 2021
The May issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The May issue of ACP Hospitalist features stories on using guidelines wisely, hospital-at-home programs, and improving patient satisfaction scores.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/22/5.htm
22 May 2013
Do you need a checklist?
There's limited evidence but apparent potential for these tools in hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/do-you-need-a-checklist.htm
15 Feb 2021
Direct hospital employment of physicians rising, with no apparent impact on care quality
The retrospective cohort study included all U.S. nonfederal acute care hospitals, comparing those that employed physicians, those that had looser affiliated relationships, and those that were unaffiliated, having no association with physicians beyond the traditional medical staff model.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/21/1.htm
21 Sep 2016
Top Hospitalists
The 2018 Top Hospitalists issue profiles 10 physicians with very diverse backgrounds and interests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/top-docs.htm
15 Nov 2018
The August issue is online and coming to your mailbox
The August issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes a cover article on green hospitals, an installment of The Brief Case, and extensive coverage of the Hospital Medicine 2013 annual conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/21/5.htm
21 Aug 2013
Same-day discharge, flu vaccine laws
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2021
Sickest patients score hospital clinicians lower on responsiveness, communication
Overall, patients judged to be at high risk of dying were less likely to choose the top box score for all Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey domains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/08/2.htm
8 Jun 2016