Search results for "Patient Satisfaction"
November 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/
Decision pathway provides checklist of factors to consider before same-day discharge after nonurgent PCI
The American College of Cardiology's expert consensus decision pathway includes a checklist of clinical, social, and facility/systems factors to consider before and after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to help clinicians make informed decisions around same-day discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/01/13/5.htm
13 Jan 2021
September 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/
In the News
Best practice advice on PE, contamination of protective gear, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2015
August 17, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/17/
Breaking language barriers with a phone call
An intervention used telephone access to expand translation services.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/success-story-translation-services.htm
15 May 2017
Half of VHA hospitals employ advanced practice providers, engage NPs and PAs similarly
About half of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals employ advanced practice providers (APPs), with nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) often doing similar tasks, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/09/24/2.htm
24 Sep 2014
Model simulates effects of proposed changes to hospital staffing and wards
Researchers simulated four scenarios: geographically localizing housestaff and patients, adding a nursing unit, adding a hospitalist team, and adding both a nursing unit and a hospitalist team.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/05/3.htm
5 Dec 2018
Medical students must focus on patient-centered care
In the current context of rising clinical demands, long waiting lists and shorter appointment times, it's more important than ever to communicate effectively and foster a strong therapeutic relationship.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/student.htm
15 May 2010
Non-opioid pain management regimen may reduce costs, length of stay, overall opioid use
Gastrointestinal surgical patients treated with a non-opioid pain management regimen had less overall opioid use and shorter length of stay and incurred fewer hospital costs than those treated with an opioid-based regimen, a new analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/02/3.htm
2 Jul 2014