Search results for "Quality Improvement"
Displaying patient photographs in EHR reduced rate of wrong-patient order entry errors
As part of a quality improvement project at one Boston hospital, ED staff encouraged patients to have their photographs taken by informing them that the project was intended to improve safety.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/18/5.htm
18 Nov 2020
Long-acting COPD meds often discontinued during hospital stay and not restarted
A retrospective Canadian study looked at unintentional discontinuation of long-acting muscarinic antagonists and long-acting beta-agonist and inhaled corticosteroid combination therapy in older, highly adherent adults admitted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/07/3.htm
7 Oct 2020
Peers support patients in addiction recovery
Hospitals find help from people who've dealt with their own addictions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/peers-support-patients-in-addiction-recovery.htm
15 Jul 2020
Med students used donuts to improve opioid prescribing
Students led the way in an effort to reduce opioid overuse.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/success-story-med-students-used-donuts-to-improve-opioid-prescribing.htm
15 Jul 2020
Inhaler education, hospital mergers, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/in-the-news.htm
15 May 2020
3 Wishes, penalties, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2020
Data breaches, infective endocarditis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2020
Point-of-care ultrasound—Part 1
Three documentation components are required for reimbursement of POCUS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/coding-corner-point-of-care-ultrasound-part-1.htm
15 Mar 2020
Postop deaths, sepsis projects
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2020
Insulin order set reduced risk of hypoglycemia from hyperkalemia treatment
The order set included blood glucose checks before and in the hours after insulin injection, as well as weight-based dosing of insulin, alerts to identify patients at higher risk of hypoglycemia, and tools to guide decision making based on blood glucose levels.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/12/4.htm
12 Feb 2020