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An “avoid heparin” policy yields benefit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/success-story-heparin-induced-thrombocytopenia.htm
15 Feb 2017
Teach trainees more thought, less waste
Hospitalist role models can help residents embrace high-value care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/high-value.htm
15 Mar 2015
Diagnostic documentation for oncology
Specific documentation is needed to reflect the severity of illness of these patients, as well as their associated risks, complexity of care, resources, and costs of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/coding.htm
15 Mar 2014
Syncope units: One solution to an expensive problem
These multidisciplinary teams function as part of EDs, observation or inpatient units. European studies suggest they may help shorten length of stay.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/yp.htm
15 Nov 2013
ICD-10-CM specificity: The sky isn't falling
ICD-10-CM allows much greater specificity of diagnosis codes, it will require little more from physicians than ICD-9
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/ICD-10-CM-specificity.htm
15 Jul 2015
Hospitals review evidence in-house
Evidence-based practice centers target patient care and safety.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/evidence-based-practice-centers.htm
15 Apr 2016
Treating HCAP is not a snap
Pop quiz: Do you know the guidelines for treating health care-associated pneumonia? And is your clinical practice in accordance with those guidelines? If the answer to either of those questions is no, you're not alone.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/hcap.htm
15 Mar 2010
Chronic respiratory failure
Chronic respiratory failure is usually recognized by a combination of chronic hypoxemia, hypercapnia and compensatory metabolic alkalosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/coding.htm
15 Mar 2011
Studies on infectious diseases, neurology, and more
Isolation precautions may not always be of benefit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2017
New CMS specialty code and more on Sepsis-3
This column discusses the new CMS specialty code for hospital medicine and developments in sepsis criteria.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/coding-CMS-specialty-code-sepsis.htm
15 Jun 2016