Larry Beresford
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Industrial Engineer Jonathan Turner Offers Efficiency Strategies for HM Groups
November 9, 2012
Turner discusses the basics of practice-based efficiency and potential hurdles to attain it in your HM group
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National Groups Promote Efficiency Agenda
November 9, 2012
Three-year results of one QI program found 157 hospitals saved an estimated 25,000 patient lives and $4.5 billion in costs
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Quality Initiative Generates Widespread Improvements for Hospitals
November 2, 2012
Some 90% of hospitals that participated in Aligning Forces for Quality program saw improvements, such as fewer avoidable readmissions
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Palliative Care Teams in 65% of Hospitals
November 2, 2012
Some 65.7% of hospitals nationwide have palliative-care teams, up 148% from 2000
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Professional Medical Coders Increase Hospitalist Group Reimbursement
November 2, 2012
Retrieving coding data from progress notes in electronic health records has led to increased charges and faster bill submissions
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U.S. Army Supports Rapid Deployment of Hospital Practice
November 2, 2012
How a U.S. military combat support hospital team remains ready to erect a fully functioning tent hospital in 72 hours
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The Quality Journey of Hospitalist David J. Yu
November 2, 2012
Hospitalist David J. Yu MD, FACP, MBA, SFHM began his quality journey by earning an MBA, then spending a week learning Lean process-management techniques
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Five Ways to Enhance Your Hospital Medicine Group’s Efficiency
November 1, 2012
Steps hospitalist groups can take to make hospital care safer, faster, less costly and more satisfying
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Guidelines Help Slash CLABSI Rate by 40% in the ICU
October 31, 2012
Proper hand hygiene, antimicrobial agents on safety checklist that hospitalists are encouraged to follow
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Penalties for Hospitals with Excessive Readmissions Take Effect
October 10, 2012
Hospitals nationwide must curb their rate of 30-day readmissions for some Medicare patients, or lose millions in federal revenue
