Search results for "Your Practice"
Act quickly and listen a lot
What to do when a patient wants to leave against medical advice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/against.htm
15 Mar 2010
Peers swap ideas and tips in new online forum for health care innovations
Swap innovation ideas online.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/07/peers.htm
15 Jul 2008
Clearing or clouding the mind?
Antipsychotics can resolve agitation in patients with delirium, but that may not provide much overall benefit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/delirium.htm
15 Nov 2011
A legal primer for international medical graduates and their employers
Carl Shusterman, JD, answers FAQs about how immigration law applies to doctors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/img.htm
15 Oct 2008
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
Is it observation or inpatient?
The question of “observation or inpatient” has perplexed hospital physicians for some time, but it's recently acquired greater financial significance. Recovery audit contractors paid by Medicare will be looking at hospitals' one-day admissions to determine whether patients were appropriately admitted or should have been under observation status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/observation.htm
15 Nov 2009
Making a good connection
Gaining the trust of new patients can be difficult for any physician, but for the hospitalist, it’s a daily challenge. Establishing the rapport necessary for an effective therapeutic relationship requires effort and finely honed interpersonal skills.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/rapport.htm
15 Apr 2009
Capturing charges on the go
Using a handheld electronic device to capture procedure codes isn't new, but as the technology improves, the approach is becoming particularly appealing to hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/software.htm
15 May 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
Volunteering abroad adds meaning to medical practice
Today's physicians may spend more time at a computer than at the bedside, but not if they volunteer abroad.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/volunteers.htm
15 Nov 2011