Search results for "Medical records"
Using old cultures to choose new antibiotics
Results from previous hospitalizations were used to guide empiric therapy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/using-old-cultures-to-choose-new-antibiotics.htm
15 Feb 2021
Troponin, vitamin D, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2020
How to be successful at early discharges
A hospitalist offers tips on planning and working ahead.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/perspectives-how-to-be-successful-at-early-discharges.htm
15 Nov 2019
Stigmatizing language about OUD common in hospital records, associated with less follow-up
The most common term was “abuse,” which appeared in two-thirds of hospital discharge summaries for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) who were admitted for infectious complications of injection opioid use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/14/stigmatizing-language-about-oud-common-in-hospital-records-associated-with-less-follow-up.htm
14 Jun 2023
Paper records containing personal information not always properly discarded by hospitals
All five hospitals in the Canadian study had personally identifiable information or personal health information found in their recycling bins, with physician offices being the most common location.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/21/4.htm
21 Mar 2018
Letter from the Editor
Some of this issue's topics include the role of localized fungi in pneumonia, identification and treatment of acute gout, and fluid management in sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/04/lfe.htm
15 Apr 2012
Internal medicine interns spend only 13% of workday on direct patient care
A study found that an average of 66% of interns' days were spent on indirect patient care (mostly charting and documentation), showing that “internal medicine is now indeed a trade practiced before a computer screen,” an editorial said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/24/1.htm
24 Apr 2019
In the News
ACC/AHA Task Force updates STEMI and PCI guidelines .
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2008
The transgender inpatient
Transgender and gender-nonbinary people face significant barriers to gender-affirming and high-quality health care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/free/newmans-notions-the-transgender-inpatient.htm
15 Sep 2018
Change and Converge
This online-only issue brings coverage of an online-only conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jul 2021