Search results for "excuse"
April 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/
New hospital with amenities didn't improve patient satisfaction scores
Renovating a hospital to have a more patient-centered design improved patient ratings of the building but didn't significantly affect other measures of satisfaction, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/11/1.htm
11 Feb 2015
Look over your hedges
Hedging, or using words in conversation that make meaning fuzzier, is unavoidable, but the resulting misunderstandings with patients and families can be reduced, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/23/look-over-your-hedges.htm
23 Aug 2023
Documenting pain
Other than a patient abusing or illegally diverting medications, there are no excuses for failing to provide appropriate medications that will mitigate suffering.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/coding.htm
15 Apr 2013
Why and how to apologize
Saying you're sorry about a breakdown in care can help patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/why-and-how-to-apologize.htm
15 Oct 2020
Don't get psyched out!
An internist and psychiatrist offers tips on separating somatization from deception.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/dont-get-psyched-out.htm
15 May 2019
Readmission impossible
A dedicated team strives to keep a complex patient out of the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/newmans-notions-readmission-impossible.htm
15 Jun 2018
Work hour limits: No gain without pain
Nobody would want their child riding on an icy road at 70 miles per hour in a school bus driven by someone whose head keeps nodding. Similarly, who would want to be cared for by a physician who is so fatigued he can’t remember the difference between the cranium and the cremaster?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/newman.htm
15 Mar 2009
Advice on the most difficult conversation
Hospitalists often find reasons to avoid asking patients about goals of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/qa.htm
15 Oct 2013
My first colonoscopy
Being a first-year medical student is like getting a colonoscopy. The preparation is rigorous, but you're grateful to have an appointment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/08/student.htm
15 Aug 2010