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Applying Choosing Wisely principles to telemetry and catheter use
The project demonstrated a trend toward less telemetry use, fewer catheters ordered, and more selective utilization of catheters in sicker...
From the Society
Coordinating data collection in a QI project
Conducting a successful quality improvement project requires one to be forward-looking.
Clinical
Improving transitions for elderly patients
A new model for improving patient transitions from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities significantly decreased SNF length of stay, readmission...
Practice Management
Scheduling patterns in hospital medicine
Two scheduling patterns are emerging in hospital medicine – smaller programs are utilizing a Monday to Friday schedule and larger programs are...
Quality
Pediatric hospitalists take on the challenge of antibiotic stewardship
While antibiotic stewardship is an issue relevant to nearly all hospitalists, for pediatric patients the considerations can be unique.
Quality
Readmission rates linked to hospital quality measures
Researchers looked at the link between readmission rates and overall hospital risk-adjusted quality measurements.
From the Society
Thinking about the basic science of quality improvement
Standardization can encounter resistance from physicians and other health care providers.
Clinical
Upfront preparation key to QI projects
Student says collaboration with medical staff “directly engages” them in QI research project.
Quality
Everything We Say And Do: The physician patient
As both a cancer survivor and a physician, I am able to integrate empathy and diligence by putting myself in my patients’ shoes.
Quality
Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Sept. 2017
To avoid potentially catastrophic situations, we should all use advanced care documentation as the start of a careful conversation about goals of...