Search results for "goals of care"
Hospitalist comanagement at cancer hospital reduced length of stay
Oncologists who worked on a team with hospitalists also reported less stress and a better ability to manage competing responsibilities than those staffing a traditional oncology service, a single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/hospitalist-comanagement-at-cancer-hospital-reduced-length-of-stay.htm
15 Mar 2023
Postoperative function, hip fracture, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2018
AHA issues scientific statement on ACS in older patients
The American Heart Association (AHA) provided recommended strategies for managing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients ages 75 years and older.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/21/free/aha-issues-scientific-statement-on-acs-in-older-patients.htm
21 Dec 2022
When physicians and patients disagree
Preserve patient autonomy in difficult situations, including requests for futile care and AMA discharges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/when-physicians-and-patients-disagree.htm
15 May 2019
Hospitalists weigh ethical, practical impacts of aid-in-dying laws
Early experience with California's End of Life Option Act highlights some of the challenges and concerns with allowing physicians to help seriously ill patients end their lives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/impacts-of-aid-in-dying-laws.htm
15 Jan 2018
Seeing the full picture of a patient
A palliative care physician finds benefit in asking for photos of patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/qa-seeing-the-full-picture-of-a-patient.htm
15 Aug 2019
LTAC use, med adherence after MI, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2018
Too many or too few: Who belongs in the ICU?
Some experts are starting to question how the nation's critical care beds are being used.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/coverstory.htm
15 Feb 2013
Planning is key to successful comanagement
Working out details in advance helps avoid conflicts down the road.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/comanagement.htm
15 Mar 2015
End of life in the ICU
Outcomes, whether life or death, should better reflect goals and values of patients, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/end-of-life-ICU.htm
15 Jan 2016