Search results for "Telemedicine"
In the News
C. difficile transmission, telestroke quality measures, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2017
Improving Indian Health Service hospitals
Agency strives to ensure safety, coordinate quality initiatives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/ihs.htm
15 Apr 2017
Virtual rounds bring families to bedside
One hospital is using videoconferencing software to communicate with patients' families.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/success-story-virtual-rounds.htm
15 Jun 2017
Most hospitalists are providing ICU care, many feel training insufficient, survey finds
The results confirm that hospitalists have become the major and often sole providers of critical care services in many hospitals without robust intensivist support, said the study authors, who called for additional training and support.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/13/1.htm
13 Dec 2017
Adding telemedicine to ICUs in VA hospitals reduced transfers of sickest patients
After hospitals implemented telemedicine support, interhospital transfers were reduced for all categories of ICU patients except those with the lowest severity of illness.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/27/3.htm
27 Jun 2018
Overdose outcomes, chest pain triage, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2018
Switch to advanced practice providers plus telemedicine for ED coverage yields benefits at some rural hospitals
Critical access hospitals that stopped requiring local physician backup in their EDs reported cost savings and better clinician recruitment and retention, a survey of rural facilities' staff found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/12/3.htm
12 Dec 2018
Virtual hospitalists bring expertise to rural hospital
A telemedicine program connected hospitalists with advanced practitioners and nurses at a rural facility.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/success-story-virtual-hospitalists-bring-expertise-to-rural-hospital.htm
15 Jan 2019
Telemedicine ID consults reduced length of stay for patients with active infections
Remote inpatient infectious disease (ID) consultations also reduced antibiotic days and costs, signifying an antimicrobial stewardship effect, researchers wrote.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/01/2.htm
1 May 2019
Rural telemedicine, staffing model
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/in-the-news.htm
15 May 2019