Larry Beresford
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LISTEN NOW: Mark Williams, MD, MHM, Discusses SHM’s Mentored Implementation Programs
September 1, 2014
Dr. Williams discusses the commitment made by mentors and the critical importance of site visits
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Hospitals Lose $45.9 Billion in Uncompensated Care in 2012
July 1, 2014
American Hospital Association survey ties revenue loss to bad debt, charity care provided to patients who can't pay
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Health Information Technology Could Improve Hospital Discharge Planning
July 1, 2014
Electronic discharge summary template populates core components, incorporates text entries
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Yogurt May Reduce Clostridium Difficile Infection Rate
July 1, 2014
Incidence of C.diff cut by two-thirds among inpatients on antibiotics who ate yogurt at Pennsylvania-based hospital
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Home Hospice Providers Offer Best Practices for End-of-Life Care
July 1, 2014
Hospice care techniques improved outcomes, comfort for dying patients
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Medicare Rule Change Raises Stakes for Hospital Discharge Planning
July 1, 2014
Regulation stresses screening patients for risk of adverse post-discharge outcomes; need for written discharge policies, procedures
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Federal Grant Extends Anti-Infection Initiative
March 2, 2014
The American Hospital Association’s Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) expand its program to reduce healthcare-associated infections
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Patient Activation Measure Tool Helps Patients Avoid Hospital Readmissions
March 2, 2014
Connection shown between readmission rates, degree of patients' ability to manage pain, self-care post-discharge
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Hospitalists Use Online Game to Identify, Manage Sepsis
March 1, 2014
Case-based interactive learning tool, Septris, teaching medical trainees importance of early diagnosis, treatment
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Likelihood for Readmission of Hospitalized Medicare Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions Up 600%
February 2, 2014
Increase seen among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2008
