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Hospitalists’ Potential Impact in Accountable Care Organizations
December 2, 2014
The rise of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a group of healthcare providers who are answerable for the overall care of patients assigned to them, inclusive of quality and cost, accelerated as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Event Dates, Deadlines
December 2, 2014
December 17, 2015 Masters Deadline for Nominations Do you know someone who has earned a place in the “Hall of Fame” for hospital medicine?
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Society of Hospital Medicine Plans Events to Link Hospitalists-in-Training, HM Leaders
December 2, 2014
Whether it’s the acuity of patient conditions, interest in quality improvement, or work-life balance, more medical students and residents than ever are interested in exploring careers in hospital medicine.
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Ebola Spurs Better Infection Prevention Practices for U.S.-based Hospitalists
December 2, 2014
Much has been written, spoken, declared, retracted, and learned about a tiny little RNA virus by the name of Ebola. This encapsulated virus has been as disruptive to the psychology and operations of U.S. hospitals as it has been to the physiology of those infected.
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Cut Costs, Improve Quality and Patient Experience
December 2, 2014
“Now that’s a fire!” —Eddie Murphy This is the final column in my five-part series tracing the history of the hospitalist movement and the factors that propelled it into becoming the fastest growing medical specialty in history and the mainstay of American medicine that it has become. In the
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Early Warning System Boosts Sepsis Detection, Care
November 19, 2014
An alert system that monitors inpatients at risk of developing sepsis can prompt early sepsis care, can speed patient transfers to the ICU, and may even reduce mortality risk from sepsis. A recent study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine reports on an early warning and response system
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Hospitalist Adds County Coroner to His Résumé
November 19, 2014
Hospitalists have taken positions in every corner of healthcare: the C-suite, hospital administration, and even nominee for U.S. surgeon general. [caption id="attachment_7133" align="alignright" width="175"] Dr.
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New-Onset Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation Associated With Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke
November 10, 2014
Clinical question For patients undergoing any inpatient surgery, is the presence of new-onset perioperative atrial fibrillation associated with a greater long-term risk of ischemic stroke? Bottom line Perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke
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Colchicine Prevents Postpericardiotomy Syndrome Following Cardiac Surgery
November 10, 2014
Clinical question Does perioperative colchicine reduce postpericardiotomy syndrome following cardiac surgery? Bottom line The use of colchicine in the perioperative period decreases the incidence of postpericardiotomy syndrome after cardiac surgery with a number needed to treat (NNT) of 10.
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Insulin Rules in the Hospital
November 10, 2014
Although new medications to manage and treat hyperglycemia and diabetes continuously appear on the market, national guidelines and position statements consistently refer to insulin as the treatment of choice in the inpatient hospital setting. “When patients are admitted to the hospital, our stand
