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Hospitals can stop testing for COVID-19 in asymptomatic patients, societies say
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation no longer recommend universal screening for COVID-19 before admission or surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/04/free/hospitals-can-stop-testing-for-covid-19-in-asymptomatic-patients-societies-say.htm
4 Jan 2023
Honest talk about SNFs
Discharge to a skilled nursing facility is a moment for serious discussion of prognosis, a geriatrician says.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/21/free/honest-talk-about-snfs.htm
21 Dec 2022
SDOH data collected for varied reasons including curriculum development, quality improvement
A review found that food security or malnutrition was the social determinant of health (SDOH) most commonly screened for among patients hospitalized on medicine services, followed by housing, transportation, employment, education, income, functional status and disability, and social support.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/sdoh-data-collected-for-varied-reasons-including-curriculum-development-quality-improvement.htm
14 Dec 2022
Latest COVID-19 studies look at proning awake patients, residual lung abnormalities
A meta-analysis found that prone positioning of awake patients reduced intubation rates but not mortality, while a postdischarge study estimated that about 11% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 could have residual lung abnormalities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/free/latest-covid-19-studies-look-at-proning-awake-patients-residual-lung-abnormalities.htm
14 Dec 2022
The carbon footprint of care
Health care organizations' emissions are working against their efforts to improve health, and it's time for change, an expert says.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/07/the-carbon-footprint-of-care.htm
7 Dec 2022
Dapagliflozin reduced risk for hospitalization in CKD patients with or without diabetes
A post hoc analysis of an industry-funded trial found that dapagliflozin reduced overall risk of hospitalization as well as risk of hospitalization ending in death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/07/dapagliflozin-reduced-risk-for-hospitalization-in-ckd-patients-with-or-without-diabetes.htm
7 Dec 2022
Making the most of mentorship
Our special issue on mentorship offers tips for building relationships and five diverse stories of successful mentor/mentee pairs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/30/making-the-most-of-mentorship.htm
30 Nov 2022
Bringing meditation to the hospital
Meditation may be an effective stress-reduction tool for hospital clinicians, a recent project showed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/23/free/bringing-meditation-to-the-hospital.htm
23 Nov 2022
Researching rapid response
Rapid response teams didn't affect inpatient mortality in a new study. An expert explains what that could mean for their future.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/09/researching-rapid-response.htm
9 Nov 2022
Moving on from readmissions
Some experts are saying it's time for hospitals and payers to shift their focus from preventing readmissions to pursuing other quality objectives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/moving-on-from-readmissions.htm
26 Oct 2022