Search results for "Disparities"
Physicians of the night
Disparities between day and night care, as well as new guidelines and public pressure, are pushing hospital administrators and hospitalist practices to offer 24/7 care. Quite a few hospitalists are willing to work at night under the right circumstances.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/cover.htm
15 Dec 2008
Course on healing health care disparities through education
Medical educators are invited to attend a two-day course featuring interactive methods for achieving the recently mandated integration of cross-cultural care into medical school and residency programs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/16/5.htm
16 May 2012
Postoperative function, hip fracture, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2018
When algorithms are biased
A care management algorithm underestimated the needs of black patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/qa-when-algorithms-are-biased.htm
15 Feb 2020
Women less likely than men to survive cardiac arrest, receive therapeutic intervention, study finds
Use of coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, or targeted temperature management increased between 2003 and 2012, but more among men than women.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/29/2.htm
29 Jun 2016
Taking stock of the readmission penalties
CMS program has led to lower readmissions but may need updating.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/penalties.htm
15 Apr 2017
Medicare issues guide to preventing readmissions of minority patients
The guide offers strategies to handle challenges such as linking patients to postdischarge follow-up, dealing with limited English proficiency or health literacy, and incorporating cultural beliefs and customs into care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/03/4.htm
3 Feb 2016
HCAP guidelines, CPR survival, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2018
Interpreters pinpoint challenges for heart failure patients with limited English proficiency
Twenty interpreters at a U.S. academic medical center reported in interviews that heart failure etiology, prognosis, and treatment options were difficult to explain clearly to patients with limited English proficiency.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/11/interpreters-pinpoint-challenges-for-heart-failure-patients-with-limited-english-proficiency.htm
11 May 2022
A call to action: Align well-being and antiracism strategies
Physicians have a duty to challenge processes, policies, and procedures that stem from structural inequities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/a-call-to-action-align-well-being-and-antiracism-strategies.htm
15 Mar 2021