Search results for "Quality measures"
Is it pneumonia?
Concerns are growing that pneumonia is being overdiagnosed. Here's how you can stem the trend.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/pneumonia.htm
15 Mar 2014
Certain heart failure patients less likely to receive guideline-adherent care
Inpatients with heart failure as a primary diagnosis were more likely to receive guideline-recommended care than inpatients with heart failure as a secondary diagnosis, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/23/3.htm
23 Oct 2013
Varied surgical readmission rates associated with procedure volume, mortality rate, study finds
Surgical readmission rates for six common procedures vary across the U.S. and are associated with hospitals' procedure volume and mortality rate, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/25/3.htm
25 Sep 2013
Make quality metrics work for you
Quality metrics are key to achieving fame and fortune as a hospitalist, attendees learned from Win Whitcomb, MD, a hospitalist and chief medical officer for Remedy Partners, a health care services company in New York City that administers bundled payments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/16/2.htm
16 Apr 2014
Conference coverage: potential benefits, limitations of ACO model discussed
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) were the topic of much speculation and debate at two recent conferences.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/16/2.htm
16 Feb 2011
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
IHI forum covers palliative care access, sepsis treatment, rapid response teams
Access to palliative care, sepsis mortality reduction and rapid response team effectiveness were a few of the quality of care issues addressed last week at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 22nd annual National Forum.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/15/3.htm
15 Dec 2010
Fewer malpractice claims made against hospitalists than other groups
Hospitalists have a lower rate of malpractice claims than nonhospitalist internists, ED physicians, or general surgeons, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/29/1.htm
29 Oct 2014
Tips to creating a successful hospitalist program
New hospitalist programs are being developed rapidly; 2,000 programs in the 10 years since the concept was born.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/03/program.htm
15 Mar 2007
Q&A: Lowering hospital readmissions by improving care transitions
The Hospital to Home program targets changes by 2012.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/qa.htm
15 Sep 2009