Search results for "Stewardship"
Hospitals changing practices to curb opioid epidemic
Interventions include shorter prescriptions and closer monitoring.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/hospitals-changing-practices-to-curb-opioid-epidemic.htm
15 Mar 2019
Interns' days, patients' hands
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2019
Alternatives to drugs
This issue looks at antibiotic resistance, opioid prescribing, and patients' social needs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Mar 2019
July 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/
Digital tools help patients find their way
Hospitals offer wayfinding apps for patients and staff.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/wayfinding-apps.htm
15 May 2017
Multidrug resistance
The latest edition of ICD-10 includes new codes for antibiotic resistance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/coding-corner-multidrug-resistance.htm
15 Feb 2020
Duty hours, infective endocarditis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2019
Recent Research
Influenza vaccination in hospitalized surgical patients, echocardiography use, outcomes in older patients after ED discharge, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2016
Two-step testing for Clostridioides difficile appears safe in multicenter study
Using an enzyme immunoassay after a positive nucleic acid amplification test was associated with a decrease in hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infections and a reduction in related antibiotic use but no change in emergent colectomies.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/14/two-step-testing-for-clostridioides-difficile-appears-safe-in-multicenter-study.htm
14 Jun 2023
Working together to stop superbugs
Regional efforts track patients with drug-resistant organisms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/working-together-to-stop-superbugs.htm
15 Sep 2019