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Hospitalization presents prime opportunity to intervene in abuse of elderly patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/see-and-then-stop-elderly-abuse.htm
15 Jan 2019
Top Docs
Meet our 2010 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/top.htm
15 Nov 2010
Letter from the Editor
This issue contains articles on optimizing geriatric care, publishing a quality improvement project and preventing catheter-associated infections, among others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/lfe.htm
15 Feb 2011
4 concepts can help bolster age-friendly care
Apply the four principles: Medication, Mentation, Mobility, and What Matters.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/qa-4-concepts-can-help-bolster-age-friendly-care.htm
15 Mar 2020
Breaking the fall: Preventing fractures after discharge
Hospitalization is a risk factor for falls, but also an opportunity for prevention. Recent research suggests that hospitalization is a risk factor for post-discharge fracture in elderly patients, prompting some hospitalists to consider what measures they can take to reduce fracture risk before these patients leave the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/falls.htm
15 Jan 2009
Introducing our latest list of Top Hospitalists
ACP Hospitalist's annual feature turns 10.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Nov 2017
Mortality with later hip fracture surgery linked to medical reasons for delay
Late hip fracture surgery carries a higher mortality risk than early surgery, but mostly because of underlying medical reasons for the delay and not the delay itself, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/17/5.htm
17 Aug 2011
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes a cover story on care plans for superutilizers, as well as coverage from Internal Medicine Meeting 2015.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/lfe.htm
15 Jul 2015
4 concepts can help bolster age-friendly care
Learn the four principles: Medication, Mentation, Mobility, and What Matters.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/4-concepts-can-help-bolster-age-friendly-care.htm
15 Mar 2020
Specialized care for elderly inpatients linked to better outcomes
An interdisciplinary team model of care for older inpatients may reduce adverse events, length of stay and costs, two new studies suggest.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/01/3.htm
1 May 2013