Larry Beresford
- News- Hospitalists Can Bring Attention to Overuse of Medical Services- May 8, 2012- Researcher finds limited data on the topic, recommends more attention, investment to help improve hospital quality initiatives 
- News- New SHM Board Member Brian Harte Brings Experience, Broad Range of Perspectives- May 2, 2012- Credits hospitalist pioneers with helping foster his passion for leadership 
![1]() - News- Hospitalist Programs Climb Aboard Palliative-Care Bandwagon- April 26, 2012- As palliative care gains traction nationwide, hospitalist programs envision larger role 
- News- Hospitalist Investigators Impress Judges at HM12’s Annual RIV Competition- April 26, 2012- Nearly 150 HM-focused innovations abstracts were submitted for the 2012 Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignettes poster competition at HM12, and more than 60 of the submitters were invited to display posters in San Diego. 
- News- Cleveland Clinic Builds Urgency around Patient Experiences- April 26, 2012- Efforts to create a greater sense of urgency over patient satisfaction within the hospitalist service at the Cleveland Clinic using an eight-step model for changing organizational culture were outlined in an abstract presented at HM11. 
- News- By the Numbers: 3,000- April 26, 2012- Approximate number of million-dollar hospitalization bills in Northern California hospitals in 2010. 
- News- C. Diff Deaths at All-Time High- April 26, 2012- Both incidence and deaths related to the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile have reached an all-time high, according to the CDC. 
- News- AMA Microsite Offers New Practice-Management Resources- April 26, 2012- In January, the American Medical Association announced a redesigned website for its Practice Management Center, a resource designed to help physicians manage their practice more effectively. 
- News- Hospital Quality Reporting Fails to Impact Death Rates- April 26, 2012- A study concludes that Hospital Compare, the government’s national hospital quality data reporting system, has produced no reductions in 30-day mortality rates for heart attacks and pneumonia. 
- News- Nasim Afsar, New SHM Board Member, Focuses on Improvement Initiatives- April 24, 2012- HM leaders need to disseminate best practices and integrate them into hospital practice, she says 
