Search results for "Quality Improvement"
Letter from the Editor
We hope some of the Top Hospitalists profiled in this issue will be new to you, as part of our mission is to shine a light on excellent, unsung work in the hospitalist community.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/lfe.htm
15 Nov 2010
In the news
Rehospitalizations and sickle-cell patients, prescription drug poisoning, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/itn.htm
15 Nov 2010
Thrombolysis effective in stroke patients older than 80 years
Thrombolysis is effective in very old patients with acute ischemic stroke, and its use shouldn't be restricted in this population, a new study suggests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/08/2.htm
8 Dec 2010
Recommended therapies after ischemic stroke less likely in the elderly
Older patients, especially those who are very elderly, those admitted from skilled nursing facilities, and those with functional dependence, are less likely to receive recommended antithrombotic medications after an ischemic stroke, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/08/4.htm
8 Dec 2010
Too much of a good thing?
Possible overuse of CTs is currently attracting attention from payers, regulators and politicians, but may be dealt with most simply by individual physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/ct.htm
15 Dec 2010
Helping patients help themselves
Research indicates that few eligible patients participate in a cardiac rehab program after hospital discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/rehab.htm
15 Dec 2010
Collaboration and experimentation reduce C. difficile infections
Rates drop by 73% on pilot wards at English hospital Salford Royal.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/success.htm
15 Dec 2010
M&M conferences get swept up in QI trend
M##amp;M conferences now increasingly focus on the underlying causes of errors and what can be learned from them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/mandm.htm
15 Jan 2011
Spreading the word about glucose control
SSM St. Mary's Health Center, a 525-bed teaching hospital in St. Louis, Mo., implements a comprehensive program to improve glucose control.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/success.htm
15 Jan 2011
Intervention helps community hospital ICUs adopt evidence-based practices
A multi-pronged quality improvement program helped community hospitals adopt six evidence-based practices in the ICU, a new study reports.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/26/1.htm
26 Jan 2011