Search results for "Scheduling"
‘Patient navigator’ intervention reduces readmissions among older but not younger high-risk safety-net patients
Older patients who were cared for at safety-net hospitals and were at high risk for readmission had lower 30-day readmission rates if they received coaching and assistance from community health workers acting as patient navigators, but the same benefits were not seen among younger patients, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/04/3.htm
4 Feb 2015
Three steps to addressing, and possibly avoiding, return ED visits
Clear communication with patients is needed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/readmissions.htm
15 Dec 2014
Recent Research
HCAHPS scores, order sets for COPD inpatients, warfarin in brain injury patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2014
Length of stay: Timing it right
Strategies for achieving efficient, high-quality care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/los.htm
15 Oct 2014
For hospitalists, the times are changing
Hospitalists already have skills that will help them flourish amid change, experts said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/08/changingtimes.htm
15 Aug 2014
Order sets for COPD inpatients improved steroid dosing
Electronic order sets helped lower the dosage of corticosteroids given to inpatients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bringing doses more in line with clinical guidelines, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/18/5.htm
18 Jun 2014
ICD-10: Risk or opportunity?
An expert offers steps to better prepare for the switch to ICD-10.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/04/ICD-10-conversion.htm
15 Apr 2014
Redoing rounding
Learn about the advantages and challenges of different types of rounding, how to set them up effectively, and how to ensure they are working well.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/coverstory.htm
15 Mar 2014
Top Docs
Our call for nominations last spring yielded an impressive number of nominees, from which our editorial board selected the ten featured here. These physicians have done admirable work in patient rounding, resident education, technology, workload balance, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/coverstory.htm
15 Nov 2013
Letter to the Editor
Two readers express concerns about pain management recommendations that appeared in our April cover article, and a story source responds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/lte.htm
15 Aug 2013