Search results for "Technology"
Help from afar
Stroke telemedicine has plenty of champions, but others think that a telephone system is better.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/telestroke.htm
15 Apr 2009
Capturing charges on the go
Using a handheld electronic device to capture procedure codes isn't new, but as the technology improves, the approach is becoming particularly appealing to hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/software.htm
15 May 2009
A very brief history of credentialing
While many may think of it as a modern concept, credentialing has been a part of physicians' careers since long before the Middle Ages.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/free/newman.htm
15 May 2009
A sideline that grew outside the lines
Hospitalist Stephen Bekanich, MD, talks about starting a successful palliative care program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/palliative.htm
15 May 2009
acp-hosp0905.qxd
and all devices Software technologies are manufactured by Palm. included at no additional charge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/acph-200905-software_t1.pdf
20 May 2009
Get the germs where they live—in the hospital
An expert delivers good news and bad news about hospital-acquired infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/hai.htm
15 Jun 2009
Improving handoffs through better communication
Research has shown that speakers systematically overestimate how well their messages are understood by listeners, and assume a listener has all the same knowledge they do. Verbal updates and read-backs can help.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/handoffs.htm
15 Jul 2009
A leap forward
Life was fairly dull on Ganymede-13. I sat in my small bungalow on the edge of a vast forest of genetically engineered bamboo, looking at several foot-long segments of the plant.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/free/newman.htm
15 Jul 2009
Journal Watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about stratifying bleeding risk in NSTEMI patients, computerized drug reconciliation tools, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/08/jw.htm
15 Aug 2009
Hospitalist Web site streamlines signouts, helps communication
At St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo., a hospitalist-developed Web site makes it easy to identify and contact each patient’s attending physician.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/success.htm
15 Sep 2009