Search results for "Patient Safety"
Penalties for hospital-acquired conditions didn't lead to improvements in safety
A study found that large, teaching, and safety-net hospitals were more likely to be penalized by Medicare for their rates of hospital-acquired conditions, suggesting that the penalty program could be decreasing equity without improving quality, according to the study authors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/10/3.htm
10 Jul 2019
Nocturnists and residents
Internal medicine residents were surveyed about overnight supervision.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/qa-nocturnists-and-residents.htm
15 Sep 2020
Last chance to nominate a Top Hospitalist
ACP Hospitalist is currently seeking nominations for our 11th annual Top Hospitalists issue. The nomination deadline is July 30, 2018.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/25/5.htm
25 Jul 2018
What happens when patients call their own rapid response?
A hospital finds surprising results from safety initiative.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/qa-rapid-response.htm
15 Jun 2017
In the News
Attending physician workload, prescription opioids after overdose.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2016
In the News
CDC reports sharp rise in kidney disease hospitalizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2008
Improving Indian Health Service hospitals
Agency strives to ensure safety, coordinate quality initiatives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/ihs.htm
15 Apr 2017
Postop deaths, sepsis projects
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2020
Empowering patients to prevent falls
A color-coded poster highlighted the importance of fall precautions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/success-story-empowering-patients-to-prevent-falls.htm
15 Jun 2020
Harm during hospitalization more common in patients with developmental disability
Hospitalized patients with intellectual disability, chromosomal abnormalities, pervasive developmental disorders, and congenital malformation syndrome had a 2.7-fold higher risk of an avoidable patient safety incident than those without developmental disability, according to an analysis in England.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/12/harm-during-hospitalization-more-common-in-patients-with-developmental-disability.htm
12 Oct 2022