Comprehensive Hospital Medicine: Expert Consult Premium Edition
Subtitle: Enhanced Online Features and Print
Edition: 1 Har/Onl edition
Publisher: Saunders
Published: September 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1072
ISBN-13: 9781416002970
Subjects: Clinical & Internal Medicine; Hospital administration & management; Surgery; Internal Medicine (General); Medical; Medical / Nursing; Health Care Delivery; Internal Medicine; Medical / Internal Medicine; Hospital Administration
Description: In the exciting and growing field of hospital medicine, you're as concerned with the efficient management of your unit as you are the effective care of your patients. This multimedia Expert Consult title is your ideal new clinical reference on both counts ... in print and online! Nationally recognized experts equip you with practical, actionable guidance on all of the challenges you face every day--making it easier for you to provide optimal care for every patient. Access to the entire contents of this Expert Consult title online permits speedy consultation from any computer with an Internet connection. State-of-the-art, evidence-based, hospital-focused guidelines on clinical assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and discharge/follow-up planning help you to effectively manage all of the key disorders in every body system. 20 chapters focused on peri-operative care assist you in navigating this increasingly important component of hospital medicine practice. Expert advice on systems issues explores how to establish and enhance a hospitalist program, provide leadership, manage patient transitions of care, establish a teamwork model with hospital staff, promote patient safety and staff performance improvement, standardize care, and navigate legal and ethical concerns.