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March 29, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/29/
March 23, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/
More community hospitals performing cutting-edge research
As the role of hospitalists evolves at medical facilities around the country, some community hospital physicians are adding a new line to their job descriptions: medical researcher.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/cutting-edge.htm
15 May 2007
Sending patients home with a little extra care
Campaign advances care for home health patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/home-health.htm
15 Aug 2007
Wiping out surgical site infections
Protocols and preparation are key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/key.htm
15 Aug 2007
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about postoperative VTE risk, preoperative hematocrit, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/journal-watch.htm
15 Aug 2007
CMS quality demo pays dividends for hospitals, but not always financially
Results from the first three years of the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (HQID) suggest that while bonuses were something to shoot for, they weren't the primary motivators for most participants. Instead, some hospitals viewed their participation as an opportunity to implement a tracking system, identify areas for improvement and see how they stacked up against other hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/cover-story.htm
15 Sep 2007
Journal watch
Recent studies about S. aureus infection, hospitalist care reducing lengths of stay, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/journal.htm
15 Nov 2007
In the News
Hospital Medicine 2008; new rules from CMS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/itn.htm
15 May 2008
Hospitalists implement disease management strategies
Some hospitals are seeing fewer readmissions for CHF, stroke and other conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/strategies.htm
15 May 2008