Search results for "Social Issues"
October 2019
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/
PCMH model slowed growth in ED visits, but not hospitalizations
Patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) showed slower growth in expenditures for outpatient ED visits than non-PCMH practices, but the model wasn't associated with any decrease in hospitalizations, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/18/3.htm
18 Mar 2015
October 19, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/19/
Addressing partner, community violence
Hospitalists can help patients who've experienced violence by screening for the problem and offering resources to assist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/10/02/addressing-partner-community-violence.htm
2 Oct 2024
Recommendations offered for medical centers on managing patient bias
Many medical centers lack an organizational approach for addressing inappropriate or demeaning patient conduct toward clinicians based on their social identity, according to a recent article.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/15/6.htm
15 Jul 2020
Helping homeless patients during COVID-19
Hospitalists have been working to improve outcomes for a vulnerable population.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/helping-homeless-patients-during-covid-19.htm
15 Sep 2020
Homelessness and hospitals
Hospitals and hospitalists are taking a harder look at their care for patients experiencing homelessness.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/07/homelessness-and-hospitals.htm
7 Aug 2024
Care disparities, barriers common in homeless patients hospitalized for acute MI
Coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and coronary artery bypass grafting were done less frequently in homeless patients, and homeless patients who did undergo PCI were more likely to receive bare-metal stents, according to a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/25/4.htm
25 Mar 2020
September 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/
Holding off harms from addiction
Hospitalists can help their patients with substance use disorders by learning a little or a lot about harm reduction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/29/holding-off-harm-for-patients-with-addictions.htm
29 May 2024