Search results for "Scheduling"
Peer support after stressful events
A program at Johns Hopkins provides a team of 39 peer responders who take turns volunteering to support clinicians affected by stressful cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/success-story-peer-support-after-stressful-events.htm
15 Oct 2017
Review finds evidence for weekend effect on mortality in hospitalized patients
Based on 97 studies with more than 51 million patients, researchers calculated that mortality rates were 4.26% for patients admitted on weekends and 3.62% for those admitted on weekdays.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/13/1.htm
13 Sep 2017
Breaking language barriers with a phone call
An intervention used telephone access to expand translation services.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/success-story-translation-services.htm
15 May 2017
How long is too long in the hospital (for docs)?
Residency programs, hospitalists strive to strike right balance
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/work-hours.htm
15 Apr 2017
ICU schedule simulation finds increased continuity, time off with shared service
Under the shared schedule, four ICU attendings shared the majority of day and night service for two teams over two weeks, and under the standard schedule, the same attending covered days for seven consecutive days, and off-service attendings cross-covered each night.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/12/4.htm
12 Apr 2017
Recruitment improvement
Creativity, flexibility required to attract hospitalists in fiercely competitive market.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/recruitment-improvement-hospitalists.htm
15 Feb 2017
Understanding nocturnists
Most hospitalist programs misunderstand how to attract and keep quality physicians in this role, the author says.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/nocturnist-tips.htm
15 Oct 2016
Little's Law and you
To understand what's really happening in your hospital, you need to consider Little's Law.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/newman.htm
15 May 2016
Career advice on mentors, interviews, and contracts
Tips for new hospitalists and those on the move.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/career-advice.htm
15 May 2016
Debriefs help make sense of adverse events
Two teaching hospitals enabled clinicians and staff to discuss serious adverse clinical events soon after they happen.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/success-story-discussing-adverse-events.htm
15 May 2016