Search results for "Oncology"
Specialist palliative care services linked with small positive effect on quality of life
The effect of palliative care on quality of life appeared to be more pronounced for patients with cancer and for those who received palliative care early, according to the review and meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/12/4.htm
12 Jul 2017
MKSAP: Hematology/oncology
The following cases and commentary, which address hematology/oncology, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/test.htm
15 Nov 2009
Alerts about high medication costs did not affect inpatient prescribing
The retrospective analysis found that orders declined only for the two expensive medications that were restricted by the pharmacy or removed from order sets.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/16/1.htm
16 Aug 2017
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
Top Docs
Meet our 2014 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2014
When physician becomes patient
Lucy Kalanithi, MD, FACP, discusses “When Breath Becomes Air.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/physician-becomes-patient.htm
15 Jun 2017
Physicians face personal attacks, threats on social media
Online harassment of clinicians is a common problem, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/qa-physicians-face-personal-attacks-threats-on-social-media.htm
15 Jun 2021
Measuring hospitalist workload
In hospital medicine, workload cannot simply be measured by hours on the clock, but must encompass more intangible factors such as the type of work, the acuity of patients, the time of day, etc. Hospitalist programs are taking a hard look at ways to distribute workload fairly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/coverstory.htm
15 Oct 2013
Diagnostic documentation for oncology patients
Two common and serious conditions are associated with malignancy and cancer treatment: pancytopenia and sepsis/systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/04/coding.htm
15 Apr 2014
A collection of individual cases
Hemoglobin SC disease, “cotton fever,” esophageal hemorrhage, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/brief-case-a-collection-of-individual-cases.htm
15 Sep 2018