http://www.the-hospitalist.org The Hospitalist : Topic : News http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/4618641/A_Tracheostomy_Collar_Facilitates_Quicker_Transition.html <p>Managing heart failure, treating infections, and optimizing nutrition are crucial before weaning off ventilation, a pulmonologist says</p> 2013-05-01T21:14:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/4618631/Hospitalists_Cant_Ignore_Rise_in_CRE_Infections.html <p>Insist on antimicrobial stewardship, contact precautions, hand hygiene, and better room cleanings to fight carbapenem-resistant <em>Enterobacteriaceae</em> (CRE) infections, a CDC expert says</p> 2013-05-01T21:04:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/4618411/CORRECTION.html <p>Clarifying a quote in the March 2013 story &ldquo;Lucky No. 7?&rdquo; </p> 2013-05-01T18:55:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/4297331/Southern_Hospital_Medicine_Conference_Drives_Home_the_Value_of_Hospitalists.html <p>Hospital medicine leaders discuss the need to develop standardized processes among clinicians to reduce errors, lower costs of hospitalized patient care</p> 2013-02-02T04:40:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/4206271/Hospitalists_Should_Consider_Fall_Risks_with_Sleep_Agent.html <p>Study shows increased risk of inpatient falls with zolpidem</p> 2013-01-01T21:24:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/4206001/Hospitalists_Encouraged_to_Join_the_Future_of_Hospital_Conversation.html <p>The Institute for the Future's online game taps the wisdom of healthcare experts and others about future possibilities for community hospitals</p> 2013-01-01T19:21:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/3802761/Hospital_Food_Not_Immune_to_Toxigenic_Bacteria.html <p><em>Clostridium difficile</em> contamination identified in significant number of in-hospital patient meals, study finds</p> 2012-12-05T19:33:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/3782981/iPad_Rollout_at_UC-Irvine_Medical_Center_Prompts_Security_Measures.html <p>Issuing iPads containing medical curriculum to students and resident physicians leads officials at the University of California's Irvine Medical Center to issue guidelines for monitoring technology use</p> 2012-12-01T23:58:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/2682691/CORRECTION.html <p>A dosage recommendation in the August 2012 article, &quot;What is the Optimal Therapy for Acute DVT (p. 17), should have read: The 2012 American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines on antithrombotic therapy for VTE recommends initial therapy with LMWH or fondaparinux (rather than IV or SC UFH).</p> 2012-10-01T20:06:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/2682371/77_Million_U_S__Residents_Have_Difficulty_Understanding_Basic_Health_Information.html <p>Report by the Institute of Medicine suggests ways to bridge the gaps to understanding that include making it a priority among healthcare providers to ensure patients understand basic information</p> 2012-10-01T17:21:00Z