The Hospitalist

HM13 Day Two

Cover Story: Putting Patients First Matters Most

UCLA hospitalist leader David Feinberg champions patient-centric health care approach at HM13

Cover Story: Hospital-to-Home Patient Care Gets a BOOST

Benefits of SHM’s Project BOOST transition care initiative cited by hospitalists

HM13 Day One

Cover Story: SHM Annual Meeting Draws Thousands to Learn, Network

Pre-courses, breakout sessions, familiar keynote speakers pack HM13 agenda

Cover Story: Hospitalists Get Lessons in Quality Improvement Techniques

SHM annual meeting pre-course focuses on QI implementation, common treatments clinicians should question

5.8.13

Cover Story: Are Electronic Health Records Hindering Patient Care?

Veteran hospitalist says EHR is turning "physicians into secretaries"

Cover Story: ED Physicians, Hospitalists Can Collaborate More to Optimize Patient Care

Communication beyond brief encounters at handoff could improve patient flow, ED safety, say hospital leaders

4.24.13

Cover Story: Stricter Duty-Hour Regulations Tied to Diminished Patient Care

Decreased continuity of patient care and perceived quality of care reported in a study on the impact of shorter shifts for hospital residents

Cover Story: In the Literature: Hospital-Based Research You Need to Know

Avoid preoperative urine culture in nonurologic surgical procedures

4.10.13

Cover Story: Patient Prediction Model Trims Avoidable Hospital Readmissions

Clinical and hospital data are used to assess which patients could benefit most from pre-discharge interventions

Cover Story: Hospitals Seek Ways to Defuse Angry Doctors

A new counseling program aims to help physicians target internal factors that lead to disruptive behavior