Search results for "Scheduling"
Surviving seven on/seven off
Love it or loathe it, the seven days on/seven days off schedule is gaining traction among hospitalist programs. Experts discuss its pluses and pitfalls and share some strategies for success.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/surviving.htm
15 Oct 2009
Hone in on patients without a home
Patients who are homeless or teetering on the verge can present an additional set of logistics for busy hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/08/homeless.htm
15 Aug 2010
Better endings are possible
Patients need ideal medical care at the end of life, but they don't always get it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/06/palliative.htm
15 Jun 2010
A mix of the suspected and the surprising at annual stroke meeting
Studies focus on treatment, symptoms and awareness.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/stroke.htm
15 May 2008
Patient navigator program reduces length of stay
A 442-bed acute care urban academic health center in Toronto decreased length of stay by improving patient-physician communication and handoffs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/success-story-length-of-stay.htm
15 Nov 2015
For new hospitalists, the right job means the right mix
Practice size, service time and vacation are top considerations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/newhospitalists.htm
15 Jun 2011
Familiar faces reduce readmissions
A hospitalist explains how his facility focused a consistent multidisciplinary team on patients who were likely to return to the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/20/free/familiar-faces-reduce-readmissions.htm
20 Jul 2022
Postdischarge case management, clinic combat readmissions
A 5-hospital health system improved patients' access to postdischarge care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/success-story-postdischarge-care.htm
15 Dec 2015
Teaching to the (blood glucose) test
Diabetes self-management education is cost-efficient and effective but underused, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/conference.htm
15 Sep 2012
Opioid initiation, continuity, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2019