Systems-based Practice

C. difficile Infection: An Update

Clostridioides difficile is the top cause of healthcare acquired infections in the US. There are new developments in the fight against this epidemic: new practice guidelines, new antibiotics, and new tools. Regional multidisciplinary collaboratives and antibiotic stewardship strategies have had…

Medical Error Prevention, Analysis, and Common Areas

According to the 2015 Institute of Medicine Report, there is substantial evidence that 1 in every 10 diagnoses is wrong. To improve the quality of healthcare and patient safety, physicians should know the causes of diagnostic errors (cognitive, system-related, overconfidence)…

Hospitalist Handoff Communications

Hospital medicine is the fastest growing medical specialty, comprising many specialties and disciplines. Hospitalists perform multiple handoffs per day per patient upon admission, between hospitalists at shift change, to and from numerous consultants and services, and to PCP upon discharge….

ACP Advance Curriculum Module 4: Implement and Sustain Change

Based on a review of the literature and member surveys that we have done, physicians need practical instruction on how to meaningfully engage in ongoing quality improvement (QI) in a way that minimizes jargon and administrative burden and maximizes engagement…

ACP Advance Curriculum Module 3: Plan for Change and Identify Solutions

Based on a review of the literature and member surveys that we have done, physicians need practical instruction on how to meaningfully engage in ongoing quality improvement (QI) in a way that minimizes jargon and administrative burden and maximizes engagement…

ACP Advance Curriculum Module 2: Identify How to Measure Change

Based on a review of the literature and member surveys that we have done, physicians need practical instruction on how to meaningfully engage in ongoing quality improvement (QI) in a way that minimizes jargon and administrative burden and maximizes engagement…

ACP Advance Curriculum Module 1: Establish the What and Why for Change

Based on a review of the literature and member surveys that we have done, physicians need practical instruction on how to meaningfully engage in ongoing quality improvement (QI) in a way that minimizes jargon and administrative burden and maximizes engagement…

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients: Providers’ Obligations

Claims by deaf and hard of hearing patients against their healthcare providers are increasingly common. These claims tend to allege that providers fail to provide in-person interpreters or that they delay treatment or refuse to accept deaf or hard of…

Workplace Violence in Ambulatory Care

Many office practices do not have any policies or processes in place to reduce the risk of workplace violence. Indeed, unless your practice has experienced a serious event, it is probable that you haven’t thought much about this particular risk….

Sepsis: Early Recognition and Treatment

Sepsis remains a time-critical emergency. As with stroke, trauma and heart attack, the identification and response to sepsis should be urgent and protocol-based. This course discusses how mortality has been reduced where multidisciplinary hospital teams have implemented screening tools, standardized…