Search results for "Resource use"
Resource use, outcomes of hospitalization may be associated with care continuity
Medicare patients who were cared for by their primary care physician instead of a hospitalist were more likely to be discharged home and had slightly lower 30-day mortality rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/22/4.htm
22 Nov 2017
December 2010
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/
High-value care, tele-ICUs, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2021
Complex in-hospital treatment linked to worse outcomes for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
An observational study using data from real-world U.S. clinical practice found that one-third of patients hospitalized for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction experienced treatment escalation beyond initial IV diuretics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/19/3.htm
19 Aug 2020
Fewer health care resources needed after ablation for afib, study finds
In an observational analysis, patients with afib who underwent ablation had fewer hospitalizations and ED visits in the two years after the procedure versus the year before it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/fewer-health-care-resources-needed-after-ablation-for-afib-study-finds.htm
20 Sep 2023
ACP issues guidelines on use of high-flow nasal oxygen, point-of-care ultrasound
New guidelines from the College suggest when to use high-flow nasal oxygen rather than noninvasive ventilation or conventional oxygen therapy and address the use of point-of-care ultrasound in ED and inpatient diagnostic pathways for acute dyspnea.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/05/1.htm
5 May 2021
How much work is too much?
Researchers are working to identify the effects of heavy workload on hospitalists and their care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/free/how-much-work-is-too-much.htm
10 Aug 2022
More data on risk factors for poor COVID-19 outcomes, mixed results from treatment trials
A risk calculator, genetic findings, and red blood cell distribution width helped predict severity of and death from COVID-19. Tocilizumab showed benefit, but a number of other treatments, including CPR, did not, according to recent research.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/30/1.htm
30 Sep 2020
Anemia, antibiotic overuse, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2021
New score for syncope may predict risk of echocardiography findings
The authors said that the score, if validated, could improve resource use and promote high-value care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/03/2.htm
3 Oct 2018