Search results for "Staffing"
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about “Open-lungâ€ï¿½ ventilation, probiotics use in severe acute pancreatitis, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/journal.htm
15 Apr 2008
Time for change in critical care training, society says
A new white paper from the Society of Critical Care Medicine calls for development of a common critical care medicine examination cosponsored by the medical specialty boards overseeing the subspecialty.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/11/4.htm
11 Jul 2018
Retain physicians with these 10 tools
A program leader offered strategies and processes to keep hospitalists on board and moving up.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/12/retain-physicians-with-these-10-tools.htm
12 Apr 2023
Clusters of deterioration
When one patient goes from the ward to the ICU, others are more likely to follow, and researchers are trying to figure out why.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/clusters-of-deterioration.htm
9 Aug 2023
How to help the hot spots: Nursing homes and COVID-19
ACP Hospitalist recently interviewed Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, president of The John A. Hartford Foundation, about the COVID-19 situation in nursing homes and how hospitalists can make it better.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/03/3.htm
3 Jun 2020
Letter from the Editor
Once you've recruited a few great hospitalists to your program, you might be tempted to think you've solved your staffing woes. But recruitment is only half the battle. You also need to worry about that other “R” word: retention.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/lfe.htm
15 Oct 2009
Measuring hospitalist workload
In hospital medicine, workload cannot simply be measured by hours on the clock, but must encompass more intangible factors such as the type of work, the acuity of patients, the time of day, etc. Hospitalist programs are taking a hard look at ways to distribute workload fairly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/coverstory.htm
15 Oct 2013
Half-hospitalists to help with rural shortages
One physician proposed a way for himself and others to pursue their passions and provide more coverage for hospital patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/29/half-hospitalists-to-help-with-rural-shortages.htm
29 Nov 2023
How academic hospitalists can manage workload
Academic hospitalists must balance what has been called the 3 shields: practice, teaching, and research.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/workload-academic-medicine.htm
15 Jun 2016
Readmissions metrics, procalcitonin testing in CAP, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2017