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New internists choosing to be hospitalists
A study finding that inpatient practice was the overwhelming practice choice of recently certified general internal medicine physicians highlights problems with medical payments and training, experts said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/22/new-internists-choosing-to-be-hospitalists.htm
22 Jun 2022
Transitions of care, readmissions, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2020
Procalcitonin: Promise and pitfalls
Uptake of procalcitonin testing has been slow in U.S. hospitals, but experts say the biomarker could help with antibiotic stewardship efforts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/procalcitonin-promise-and-pitfalls.htm
15 Aug 2018
Prognostic value of acute-to-chronic glycemic ratio better than glycemia at admission for AMI patients
Patients' A/C glycemic ratio predicted a composite of in-hospital mortality, acute pulmonary edema, and cardiogenic shock as well as troponin I peak value, a prospective study in Italy found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/07/4.htm
7 Feb 2018
Talking about trainee treatment
A system that allowed medical students and trainees to anonymously or confidentially report mistreatment or unprofessional behavior was revealing for one institution.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/04/free/talking-about-trainee-treatment.htm
4 Jan 2023
Short course of antibiotics worked as well as long for Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia
Rates of mortality, recurrent bloodstream infections, and Clostridium difficile infections within 30 days were similar whether patients received eight or 15 days of antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/18/2.htm
18 Oct 2017
COPD education, gender of leaders, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/in-the-news.htm
15 Aug 2020
HCAP prescribing guidelines were not usually followed and didn't change outcomes
Less than 20% of patients who met the criteria for health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP) between 2007 and 2011 received the three classes of drugs recommended by guidelines at the time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/01/2.htm
1 Nov 2017
Estimates of ICU benefit differ among critical care physicians
Decisions about ICU care may be tied to bed availability, family presence, and patient age, one study found, while another revealed wide variation among states in ICU admissions for Medicare patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/17/1.htm
17 Oct 2018
Is it pneumonia?
Concerns are growing that pneumonia is being overdiagnosed. Here's how you can stem the trend.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/pneumonia.htm
15 Mar 2014