Search results for "Technology"
April 2010
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/04/
Pandemic lessons, VTE prediction, and COVID-19 effects on other inpatients
One hospital reduced unnecessary labs during the pandemic, while another collected nine lessons to improve health care. Other recent studies looked at venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 inpatients and mortality rates among patients hospitalized for other conditions during last year's surges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/28/1.htm
28 Jul 2021
December 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/
Advanced dementia and respiratory failure
A case highlights the importance of addressing prognosis before making care decisions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/31/free/advanced-dementia-and-respiratory-failure.htm
31 Jan 2024
Project honoring ICU patients' dying wishes was affordable, sustainable
The 3 Wishes Project fulfilled 3,325 requests of dying patients and their families, ranging from live musical performances to pet visitation, at four ICUs in the U.S. and Canada.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/13/4.htm
13 Nov 2019
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue considers EHRs, wayfinding apps, physician ratings website, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/lfe.htm
15 May 2017
More hospitals adopting EHRs, but some lag behind, study finds
By 2014, 40.5% of hospitals had met stage 2 meaningful use—almost a sevenfold increase from the prior year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/18/3.htm
18 Nov 2015
Pocket-sized procedures
Ultrasound images, formerly only available from machines weighing hundreds of pounds and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, can now be viewed on devices significantly smaller in both size and price.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/05/ultrasounds.htm
15 May 2011
Hospitals changing practices to curb opioid epidemic
Interventions include shorter prescriptions and closer monitoring.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/hospitals-changing-practices-to-curb-opioid-epidemic.htm
15 Mar 2019
October issue available online and in print
The October ACP Hospitalist is now available, with a cover story about ransomware attacks on electronic health records.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/19/5.htm
19 Oct 2016