Larry Beresford
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AMA Report Offers Nine Steps to Help PCPs Prevent Readmissions
May 1, 2013
Coordination between inpatient and outpatient teams is crucial to successful care transitions, research shows
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SHM Chapters Award Scholarships to Young Physicians
April 1, 2013
Boston, Maryland chapters assist residents presenting RIV poster at HM13
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Record Number of Physicians Pass Hospice and Palliative Medicine Exam
April 1, 2013
A total of 3212 mid-career physicians certified in October 2012
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Clinical Guidelines Updated for Surviving Sepsis in Hospitals
April 1, 2013
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign has new guidelines that aim to save 400,000 in 10,000 hospitals worldwide
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Robotic Vaporizers Reduce Hospital Bacterial Infections
April 1, 2013
New technology decreases spread of C. diff, MRSA, other superbugs, research shows
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Digital Diagnostic Tools Unpopular with Patients, Study Finds
April 1, 2013
Patients fear computerized clinical decision support will reduce face time with physicians
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National Medicare Readmissions Study Identifies Little Progress
April 1, 2013
30-day hospital readmission rates stagnate, research shows
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Foundation Chips in to Reduce 30-Day Readmissions
March 13, 2013
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation organizes healthcare community coalitions to help limit avoidable rehospitalizations, among other initiatives
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Choosing Wisely Campaign Initiatives Grounded in Tenets of Hospital Medicine
March 1, 2013
Sponsored by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, the campaign's mission to encourage better decision-making, improve healthcare quality, and decrease costs were also part of the initial motivation to develop hospital medicine
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Ten Clinical Decisions to Eliminate Wasteful Healthcare Spending
March 1, 2013
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Choosing Wisely campaign lists unnecessary treatments deemed not beneficial, and potentially harmful, to patients
