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Use of observation, ED in place of readmission not responsible for heart failure mortality
A new analysis of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) found that increases in postdischarge heart failure mortality started before the program and could be attributed to patients who did not seek acute care in the 30 days after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/29/2.htm
29 Jan 2020
Dig into the numbers
Hospitalists are finding career opportunities helping their hospitals use data to improve care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/30/free/dig-into-the-numbers.htm
30 Aug 2023
Calls to poison control centers for gabapentin, baclofen increased in recent years
The increase in exposures to and misuse of these medications in the U.S. may represent an unintended consequence of recent reductions in opioid prescribing for pain management, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/11/3.htm
11 Dec 2019
Infective endocarditis death rates on the rise in young adults
Death certificate data showed age-adjusted death rates remained stable over the past two decades for the general population but rose in residents of Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/infective-endocarditis-death-rates-on-the-rise-in-young-adults.htm
20 Dec 2023
Hospitalizations for drug abuse-related infective endocarditis increased from 2002 to 2016
Alongside the opioid epidemic, the percentage of U.S. hospitalizations for infective endocarditis that were associated with drug abuse nearly doubled from 2002 (8.0%) to 2016 (16.3%).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/25/1.htm
25 Sep 2019
Hospital expansion trend brings challenges, opportunities
In a bid to improve profitability and extend their reach into underserved areas, many urban hospitals are looking to grow outside city limits.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/03/hosp-ex.htm
15 Mar 2007
30-day readmission rates for stroke highest among those with intracerebral hemorrhage
Readmissions after stroke decreased an average of 3.3% annually from 2010 to 2014, and 30-day readmission risk was significantly higher in patients who were discharged from nonteaching hospitals with high numbers of stroke discharges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/22/2.htm
22 Aug 2018
Physicians working fewer hours
Physicians, especially dads, are working less per week, while hours worked by advanced practice practitioners are rising steeply, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/physicians-working-fewer-hours.htm
18 Jan 2023
Joint Commission offers safety briefing on drug diversion
Among other recommendations, The Joint Commission called on hospitals to establish a just culture of “see something, say something” in which reporting drug diversion is encouraged.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/24/4.htm
24 Apr 2019
June 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/