Search results for "Trends"
In the News
News on trends in hospitalist care, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2009
Journal Watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about early routine eptifibatide for ACS, predicting C. diff infections, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/jw.htm
15 Jul 2009
Do you know this surgeon?
With general surgeons in increasingly short supply, more hospitals will have to bring in temporary surgeons to help fill the demand for emergency and routine surgical services.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/08/surgeon.htm
15 Aug 2009
Are your patients at risk?
Dr. Peraino discusses four common causes of medical mistakes and offers tips on preventing them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/08/perspectives.htm
15 Aug 2009
Letter from the Editor
Although nutrition is one of the most basic human needs, it’s often overlooked in the hospital. Studies have shown that, on average, enteral feeding meets only 50% of patients’ nutritional requirements, and it’s not uncommon for substantial caloric deficits to accumulate in the first week after hospital admission, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/08/lfe.htm
15 Aug 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
T he name Pocatello comes from an Indian chief ...
The current trend in the areaseems to be toward rehabilitation of the historic styles rather thanredesigning or disguising their facades.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/acph-200909-pulseonpocatello.pdf
20 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
Hospital admissions and costs for potentially preventable conditions in adults, 2006
Hospital costs for potentially preventable hospitalizations were about one of every 10 dollars of total hospital expenditures in 2006.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/trends.htm
15 Oct 2009
In the News
Varied times to debrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/itn.htm
15 Oct 2009