Search results for "Hospital policy"
Medical marijuana ... in the hospital?
As states legalize marijuana, hospitals develop policies on inpatient use
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/marijuana-policies-hospital.htm
15 Jan 2017
Policy changes that expanded health care access did not increase overall hospital use
Based on an analysis of the implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act, study authors projected that providing universal coverage would not increase hospital use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/24/1.htm
24 Jul 2019
Clinical decision support may be best strategy to reduce imaging for pulmonary embolism
In a systematic review of 17 studies, electronic clinical decision support was associated with a reduction in the use of imaging ranging between 8.3% and 25.4%, a rise in diagnostic yield of 3.4% to 4.4%, and an increase in appropriate ordering of 18% to 19%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/10/3.htm
10 Jan 2018
Lights, camera, medicine
Patient requests to record hospital care on video are likely to be increasingly common, and hospitalists should prepare by learning the relevant rules and appropriate responses.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/13/lights-camera-medicine.htm
13 Apr 2022
More hospitals require annual flu vaccination for staff, but most VA facilities still do not
A survey found that the proportion of hospitals with policies requiring influenza vaccination for health care personnel increased from 37.1% in 2013 to 61.4% in 2017, but that only 4.1% of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals had such policies in 2017.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/06/1.htm
6 Jun 2018
The epic of Narcissus
A medical miracle becomes a medical student in an updated fable for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/newmans-notions-the-epic-of-narcissus.htm
15 Apr 2021
The challenge of caring for incarcerated patients
A recent survey found gaps in clinicians' understanding about care under incarceration.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/qa-the-challenge-of-caring-for-incarcerated-patients.htm
15 Apr 2021
Adding midodrine to vasopressor reduced duration of therapy, ICU stay, study finds
Patients who received midodrine as they were recovering from septic shock had about a day shorter duration of IV vasopressors, according to an observational study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/23/3.htm
23 Mar 2016
Shifting opioids from IV to subcu
One hospital unit found a simple strategy to help combat the opioid epidemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/success-story-shifting-opioids-from-iv-to-subcu.htm
15 Aug 2018
More Medicaid money, fewer problems
The expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act reduced hospital closures, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/qa-more-medicaid-money-fewer-problems.htm
15 Jun 2018