Search results for "Transitions of care"
Automated texting after hospital stay associated with fewer returns to hospital
A cohort study found that ED visits and readmissions were less common among patients who received check-in texts from their primary care practice for 30 days postdischarge compared with those who did not.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/01/2.htm
1 Nov 2022
Longer shifts proposed for first-year residents
A task force of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has removed the current requirement limiting first-year residents to 16 hours on shift, and has proposed limiting the shift to 24 hours on-task plus 4 hours to manage transitions of care.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/22/5.htm
22 Nov 2016
Longer shifts proposed for first-year residents
A task force of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has removed the current requirement limiting first-year residents to 16 hours on shift, and has proposed limiting the shift to 24 hours on-task plus 4 hours to manage transitions of care.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/15/5.htm
15 Nov 2016
Nine transitional care interventions for heart failure may help optimize outcomes
Nine interventions for transitions of care in heart failure may assist in achieving optimal clinical and patient-centered outcomes, according to a scientific statement that addressed patient, hospital, and clinician barriers.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/27/5.htm
27 Jan 2015
Risk for poor outcomes greater among disadvantaged older adults after ICU admission, study finds
Medicare/Medicaid dual-eligible patients had a 28% increased risk of disability and 9.8-fold greater odds of being diagnosed with probable dementia after an ICU stay compared to non-dual-eligible older patients.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/08/5.htm
8 Mar 2022
ICDs may be underused among older patients after heart attack
Implantation may be overlooked during transitions of care, but an ICD was associated with lower 2-year mortality rates.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/30/4.htm
30 Jun 2015
The March issue is now online
The March issue of ACP Hospitalist is now online, with stories about substance abuse in physicians, a novel transitions-of-care program, and cardiac monitoring.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/20/12.htm
20 Mar 2012
ACP, other groups release survey findings on electronic health records
ACP, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Doctors Helping Doctors Transform Health Care developed a survey and analyzed 527 responses for the new report “Clinician Perspectives on Electronic Health Information Sharing for Transitions of Care.”
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/16/11.htm
16 Oct 2012
Making transitions better for patients
Fred Ralston Jr., MD, MACP, ACP's immediate past president and a practicing internist in Fayetteville, Tenn., writes at KevinMD.com this month about improving transitions of care.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/10/12.htm
10 Jan 2012
Incorporating families into the care team
Involving one member of a patient's family can benefit the patient and boost work efficiency.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/07/incorporating-families-into-the-care-team.htm
1 Jul 2022