Search results for "Technology"
July 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/
Telehospitalist program reduced length of stay at a rural VHA hospital, study finds
Readmission rates did not improve with telemedicine, but patients and clinicians at both the hub and spoke hospitals were highly satisfied with a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) telehospitalist pilot program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/24/3.htm
24 Feb 2021
July 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/
Rural hospitals moving into the future
Technological innovations may offer solutions to the challenges facing rural hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/24/rural-hospitals-moving-into-the-future.htm
24 Jul 2024
Pandemic lessons, VTE prediction, and COVID-19 effects on other inpatients
One hospital reduced unnecessary labs during the pandemic, while another collected nine lessons to improve health care. Other recent studies looked at venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 inpatients and mortality rates among patients hospitalized for other conditions during last year's surges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/28/1.htm
28 Jul 2021
June 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/
New consensus guidance document advises on use of CGM in the hospital
A group of experts reviewed the potential benefits and barriers to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in the hospital, as well as summarizing existing guidance and discussing relevant staff training, clinical workflow, and hospital policies.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/11/06/new-consensus-guidance-document-advises-on-use-of-cgm-in-the-hospital.htm
6 Nov 2024
Machine learning model identified predictors of in-hospital mortality on admission
While the model was accurate in retrospective and prospective validation cohorts at multiple hospitals, it is unknown whether these predictions will improve clinical or operational outcomes, study authors noted.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/12/3.htm
12 Feb 2020
Texting for hospitalists
Experts are working on strategies to reduce the volume and interruptions of clinical texting.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/10/16/texting-for-hospitalists.htm
16 Oct 2024
Techie or Luddite?
Don't tell the robot overlords, but sometimes a book can be useful.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/14/free/techie-or-luddite.htm
14 Aug 2024