Search results for "Staffing"
ICU schedule simulation finds increased continuity, time off with shared service
Under the shared schedule, four ICU attendings shared the majority of day and night service for two teams over two weeks, and under the standard schedule, the same attending covered days for seven consecutive days, and off-service attendings cross-covered each night.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/12/4.htm
12 Apr 2017
In the News
Guidelines on spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, hospital weekend services, low-risk chest pain patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/in-the-news.htm
15 Aug 2015
Minneapolis bridge collapse tested local hospitals' emergency plans
Having a common command system in place was key to their swift response.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/bridge.htm
15 Nov 2007
Moving on from readmissions
Some experts are saying it's time for hospitals and payers to shift their focus from preventing readmissions to pursuing other quality objectives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/moving-on-from-readmissions.htm
26 Oct 2022
COVID-19 prompts consideration of pre-ICU care
An expert calls for solutions to delays and boarding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/before-the-icu.htm
15 Oct 2020
Overnight boarding in the ED linked with worse outcomes among older patients
The mortality rate with an overnight ED stay before admission was 15.7%, compared to 11.1% in patients admitted before midnight in a French study of patients ages 75 years and older. Risk was even higher among those who needed assistance performing daily tasks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/overnight-boarding-in-the-ed-linked-with-worse-outcomes-among-older-patients.htm
8 Nov 2023
Median hospitalist pay rose slightly between 2009 and 2010, survey finds
Median compensation for internal medicine hospitalists rose 2.4% between 2009 and 2010, from $215,000 to $220,144, according to a new survey report by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/05/1.htm
5 Oct 2011
Struggling with strategies for strain
Hospitalist leaders and hospital administrators were interviewed before the pandemic for a study about hospital capacity strain. The study authors explain some lessons that everyone working in hospitals can now take from their responses.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/02/struggling-with-strategies-for-strain.htm
2 Feb 2022
ICU telemedicine improved mortality and length of stay
Implementing telemedicine care in the ICU improved mortality and length of stay, according to a large new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/19/3.htm
19 Mar 2014
Admit to where?
Heart failure care can be improved by reducing variation between medicine and cardiology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/admit-to-where.htm
15 Apr 2021