Search results for "Patient safety"
April 2019
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/
See, and then stop, elderly abuse
Hospitalization presents prime opportunity to intervene in abuse of elderly patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/see-and-then-stop-elderly-abuse.htm
15 Jan 2019
April 2007
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/04/
Last chance to nominate a Top Hospitalist
The deadline to nominate someone for ACP Hospitalist's tenth annual Top Hospitalists issue is this Friday, July 28.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/26/5.htm
26 Jul 2017
Little evidence to show whether bedside sitters reduce inpatient falls, review finds
Only two studies compared the addition of sitters to usual care, and although they showed fewer falls with sitters overall, both took place in hospitals with much higher fall rates than are typical in U.S. facilities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/05/2.htm
5 Feb 2020
A new kind of stewardship
Patients taking antiretroviral therapy are at risk for medication errors during hospitalization and care transitions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/qa-a-new-kind-of-stewardship.htm
15 Jan 2020
Interns' days, patients' hands
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2019
Red flags help hospitalists spot human trafficking
Hospitalization presents an opportunity to intervene and stop exploitation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/human-trafficking.htm
15 Nov 2015
ACC, AHA release updated performance, quality measures for afib
The performance measures include 3 that are specific to inpatient care: documentation of risk scoring, an anticoagulation prescription, and a follow-up plan for warfarin management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/29/1.htm
29 Jun 2016
Guarding against CAUTI
Are efforts to fight catheter-associated urinary tract infections worth the cost?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/CAUTI.htm
15 May 2015