Stephanie C. Mackiewicz
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Hospitalist Training Helps Phuoc Le, MD, MPH, Fight Global Health Inequality
April 3, 2015
[caption id="attachment_8736" align="alignright" width="279"] Left: Typical Ebola educational mural in Monrovia, Liberia. Inset: Left; Dr. Phuoc Le doffing personal protective equipment at CDC Ebola training in Atlanta prior to departure.
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Federal Program to Cut Hospital Readmissions Turns Out Modest Results
March 10, 2015
A new report has found that only a small number of groups included in a government-funded experiment to cut Medicare readmissions actually produced results.
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Hospitalists Valuable Assets in Fight against Global Health Inequality
February 10, 2015
Hospitalists should not only lead efforts to control potential Ebola outbreaks in the U.S.
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Hepatitis A Vaccine Recommended for Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
January 13, 2015
Hospitalists caring for patients with chronic liver disease should consider administering the hepatitis A vaccine upon discharge, says an expert from the CDC. The recommendation is based on a new study published in Hepatology that shows the rate of hospitalizations caused by a hepatitis A virus
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COPD Readmission Penalties Hurt Hospitals Serving Low-Income Patients
December 3, 2014
Government penalties meant to reduce COPD readmissions will unfairly impact hospitals that care for vulnerable patients, according to a report from the University of Michigan. Beginning in January 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will add COPD to its list of medical conditio
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Room for Improvement in Identifying, Treating Sepsis
November 4, 2014
Despite huge strides in the treatment of heart failure, pneumonia and myocardial infarction, hospitals have a long way to go in improving care for patients with sepsis, say the authors of a recent commentary published online in JAMA. In a related study published in July in JAMA, sepsis was found
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Patient Dumping Lawsuit Raises Awareness of Needs of Homeless
October 27, 2014
Hospitalist offers tips for discharging indigent patients
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Improved Diet Is Recipe for Improved Inpatient Outcomes
September 11, 2014
Nutrition awareness group credits attention to inpatient diets with shorter lengths of stay, fewer avoidable hospital readmissions
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Patient Safety Experts, Physicians Advocate for Prevention of Medical Errors
August 13, 2014
Hospitalists encouraged to demand better patient outcome data from hospitals
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Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infection Prevention Paying Off
July 17, 2014
CDC campaign to reduce central-line-associated bloodstream infections saves millions in hospital reimbursements
