Search results for "Cover Story"
Making nice
Most hospitalists have both good and bad stories about their interactions with outpatient physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/coverstory.htm
15 Jan 2011
Dealing with addiction
Routine screening and treatment coordination for substance abuse are relatively rare.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/addiction.htm
15 Dec 2010
POCUS catches on
Credentialing and training hospitalists to use handheld ultrasounds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/pocus-catches-on.htm
15 Aug 2017
It's not an admission, it's an experience
When former hospitalist M. Bridget Duffy, MD, became chief experience officer at the Cleveland Clinic last year, she explored every aspect of the hospital’s operation and set out to improve it. The changes instituted by her office of patient experience are making the Cleveland Clinic look and feel more like part of a very customer-service-oriented industry. That's no coincidence, say experts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/02/cover.htm
15 Feb 2008
The prescription for pain management
Physicians can wield considerable influence to ease the suffering of patients in pain, starting with identifying the optimal drug and administering it before pain escalates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/coverstory.htm
15 Apr 2013
Dealing with drug-seeking behavior
Hospitalists must discern true drug-seeking behavior from a straightforward desire for pain relief.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/coverstory.htm
15 Feb 2014
Delivery (of a shock) in two minutes or less
Recent research has found that hospitalized patients with ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia don't always receive defibrillation within the recommended window, and that the delay has a detrimental effect on outcomes and survival. Cardiologists and other experts trying to improve these times say that hospitalists are in the perfect spot to take charge of the problem and lead improvement efforts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/08/cover.htm
15 Aug 2008
The different ways hospitals pay
Incentive compensation aims to improve quality and productivity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/10/money.htm
15 Oct 2010
Teaming up to fight superbugs
Antimicrobial stewardship teams ramp up the fight against “superbugs.” The battle with drug-resistant bacteria has evolved into an all-out war in many hospitals, and fighting back with newer drugs no longer seems like the best defensive strategy. Instead, hospitals are deploying multidisciplinary teams to spread the word about prevention through judicious use of antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/cover.htm
15 Jan 2009
Maintaining quality care on nights and weekends
Patients with time-sensitive medical problems may be particularly vulnerable in off hours.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/nightsweekends.htm
15 Jul 2014