Larry Beresford
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Hospitalists Take Care Transitions Into Their Own Hands
August 12, 2013
Primary care physician (PCP) outreach, follow-up care vital to patient safety, readmission prevention
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Listen to Project BOOST lead analyst Luke Hansen, MD, MPH, discuss the outcomes study published in JHM
August 2, 2013
Luke Hansen, MD, MPH, Project Boost lead analyst and lead author of the research paper published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, talks about the research, its context, the challenges it faced and the results achieved despite the difficulties
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Congressional Budget Office Says Health-Care Inflation Is Slowing
August 2, 2013
CBO lowers its projections for next decade's spending on Medicare, Medicaid, extended insurance coverage under Affordable Care Act
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Technology Developers Encouraged to Make Hospital Pricing More Transparent
August 2, 2013
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to award $120,00 in prizes to creator of intuitive, actionable tools that demystify health care costs for consumers
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Joint Commission Tackles Alarm-Fatigue Risks from Medical Devices
August 2, 2013
Report finds barrage of warning noises can desensitize, distract professional caregivers from true emergencies
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Leadership Skills a Priority for Future Hospitalists
August 2, 2013
Training program helps medical residents prepare for leadership positions
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Hospitals Report 30-Day Readmissions Dip with SHM’s Project BOOST
July 31, 2013
Data show 2% drop in avoidable rehospitalizations as critics question program’s effectiveness, impact
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Conway to Head Medicare Innovation Center
July 3, 2013
Pediatric hospitalist takes charge as agency accepts applications for health-care-innovation grants
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First-Year Medical School Enrollment to Climb to 21,434 by 2017
July 1, 2013
Projected 30% increase since 2002 has deans concerned enrollment growth may outpace residency-training positions for graduates
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IPC-UCSF Fellowship for Hospitalist Group Leaders Demands a Stretch
July 1, 2013
Program brings hospitalists together for training sessions, distance learning, executive coaching, project mentoring
