Search results for "Care settings"
Helping shield clinicians and the community from contagion
Multiple potential applications have been suggested for face shields in the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/helping-shield-clinicians-and-the-community-from-contagion.htm
15 Jul 2020
Variations, improvement strategies in hospital care for COVID-19
Two new studies looked at the problems of variation in hospital outcomes and transmission in health care settings. Other articles offered strategies to make the most of hospitalists, personalize treatment, predict mortality, and follow the evidence.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/22/2.htm
22 Jul 2020
Focus on telehealth before and after hospitalization
Understanding variation in the use of telehealth will be critical during the pandemic and after.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/telehealth-sidebar.htm
15 Sep 2020
Helping homeless patients during COVID-19
Hospitalists have been working to improve outcomes for a vulnerable population.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/helping-homeless-patients-during-covid-19.htm
15 Sep 2020
Warning about contaminated hand sanitizer
Recalls, warnings, and updates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/fda-update-warning-about-contaminated-hand-sanitizer.htm
15 Sep 2020
Infusion sets, heparin recalled
Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/fda-update-infusion-sets-heparin-recalled.htm
15 Oct 2020
New warnings on benzodiazepines
Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/fda-update-new-warnings-on-benzodiazepines.htm
15 Nov 2020
Use HCC coding to engage hospitalists in value-based care
Hierarchical condition category (HCC) coding isn't just for outpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/perspectives-use-hcc-coding-to-engage.htm
15 Jul 2021
CDC recommendations on COVID-19 vaccine boosters, new data on vaccine effectiveness
Several groups in the U.S., including health care workers, are now eligible to receive a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at least six months after completing the initial two-dose series.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/29/1.htm
29 Sep 2021
ACP reviews evidence on remdesivir for inpatients, updates practice points
The College's updated systematic review found that a 10-day course of remdesivir probably results in little to no mortality reduction but does probably moderately increase the proportion of patients recovered by day 29 and may shorten length of stay.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/02/free/acp-reviews-evidence-on-remdesivir-for-inpatients-updates-practice-points.htm
2 Mar 2022