Search results for "Transitions of Care"
New antipsychotic prescriptions in hospitalized heart failure patients often continued after discharge to SNF
A retrospective cohort study of mostly male veterans found that 10.8% received a new antipsychotic prescription during index hospitalization for heart failure, 21.5% of which were continued after discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/12/new-antipsychotic-prescriptions-in-hospitalized-heart-failure-patients-often-continued.htm
12 Jan 2022
March 2, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/02/
AHA issues scientific statement on ACS in older patients
The American Heart Association (AHA) provided recommended strategies for managing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients ages 75 years and older.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/21/free/aha-issues-scientific-statement-on-acs-in-older-patients.htm
21 Dec 2022
How to recognize respiratory compromise
A nonprofit alliance of medical societies is raising awareness of respiratory compromise.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/qa-how-to-recognize-respiratory-compromise.htm
15 Dec 2018
Q&A: Lowering hospital readmissions by improving care transitions
The Hospital to Home program targets changes by 2012.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/qa.htm
15 Sep 2009
Nine transitional care interventions for heart failure may help optimize outcomes
Nine interventions for transitions of care in heart failure may assist in achieving optimal clinical and patient-centered outcomes, according to a scientific statement that addressed patient, hospital, and clinician barriers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/28/3.htm
28 Jan 2015
Internal medicine unites to improve transitions of care
Experts from all areas of health care met in Philadelphia in July to discuss ways to improve transitions of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/im-unites.htm
15 Oct 2007
Letter from the Editor
Studies have shown that critically ill patients who are given “sedation vacationsâ€ï¿½ consisting of spontaneous awakening trials (SATs) and spontaneous breathing trials spend less time on the ventilator and less time in the ICU overall. But many hospitals don’t follow written policy on performing SATs, and a large proportion don’t use SATs in the majority of their patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/lfe.htm
15 Sep 2009
Survey finds low rates of communication between inpatient, primary care teams
Primary care physicians differed in their preferred mode of communication about patients' hospitalizations, with some preferring telephone contact, others preferring electronic health record notifications, and some wanting faxes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/15/4.htm
15 Nov 2017
In the News
Overuse of tests, reproductive-age women and opioids, counseling on sexual activity after MI, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2015