Search results for "Performance measures"
Top Docs
Meet ACP Hospitalist's 2016 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/2016-top-hospitalists.htm
15 Nov 2016
Aspirin overuse persists in afib
Hospitalists can help match practice to guidelines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/aspirin-overuse-afib.htm
15 Oct 2016
Patients' medical decision-making preferences may influence perceptions of their care
Those who prefer more control over medical care decisions may have less trust in their health care team and report lower overall satisfaction with their hospitalization, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/21/patients-medical-decision-making-preferences-may-influence-perceptions-of-their-care.htm
21 Sep 2022
CMS quality demo pays dividends for hospitals, but not always financially
Results from the first three years of the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (HQID) suggest that while bonuses were something to shoot for, they weren't the primary motivators for most participants. Instead, some hospitals viewed their participation as an opportunity to implement a tracking system, identify areas for improvement and see how they stacked up against other hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/cover-story.htm
15 Sep 2007
Top Docs
Our call for nominations last spring yielded an impressive number of nominees, from which our editorial board selected the ten featured here. These physicians have done admirable work in patient rounding, resident education, technology, workload balance, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/coverstory.htm
15 Nov 2013
ICD-10: A few more new documentation needs
Coma, hepatic encephalopathy, pancreatitis, diabetes, and hypertension are discussed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/ICD-10-more-new-documentation-needs.htm
15 Nov 2015
Rating the rankings: How ‘top hospital’ lists define quality
It's the mid-1980s. You're an accountant, not a doctor, and you've just been told that your mother has a rare type of cancer. You respect and trust her physician-but this is your mother, and she needs serious medicine. How do you find the very best possible treatment?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/04/top-hosp.htm
15 Apr 2007
Cardiac rehab after PCI associated with reduced mortality
Patients who participated in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were less likely to die than those who didn't, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/25/3.htm
25 May 2011
Dysphagia screening can help predict pneumonia risk after stroke
Drug company information might influence prescribing habits
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/27/4.htm
27 Oct 2010
Crucial coding rules for clinicians
Principal diagnosis, secondary diagnoses, principal procedure, and present on admission are covered.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/coding-rules.htm
15 Sep 2016