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Larry Beresford

Larry Beresford is an Oakland, Calif.-based freelance medical journalist with a breadth of experience writing about the policy, financial, clinical, management and human aspects of hospice, palliative care, end-of-life care, death, and dying. He is a longtime contributor to The Hospitalist, for which he covers re-admissions, pain management, palliative care, physician stress and burnout, quality improvement, waste prevention, practice management, innovation, and technology. He also contributes to Medscape. Learn more about his work at www.larryberesford.com; follow him on Twitter @larryberesford.

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Hospitalist groups explore use of medical scribes
November 13, 2018
Can medical scribes make life easier for hospitalists?
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Hospitalists target inpatient glycemic control
August 13, 2018
Hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients is an extraordinarily common and growing problem.
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How will SNF readmissions penalties affect hospitalists?
December 19, 2017
Skilled nursing facilities will soon be penalized up to 2% of their Medicare reimbursement for posting higher-than-average rates of hospital readmissions.
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Hospital readmissions penalties now in 5th year
September 19, 2017
Critics have questioned whether hospitals should be held accountable for readmissions, whether 30 days is the correct time frame for that accountability, and whether some hospitals might be taking the penalty hit rather than investing in care transitions.
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Pediatric hospital medicine marches toward subspecialty recognition
July 19, 2017
Although the development process will take more than 2 years, subspecialty board certification is coming for pediatric hospitalists.
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10 Things Hospitalists Need to Know about Palliative Care
October 19, 2016
Experts debunk the most common misperceptions
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PAs, NPs Seizing Key Leadership Roles in HM Groups, Health Systems
July 8, 2016
Since hospital medicine’s early days, hospitalist physicians have worked alongside physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs).
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Research Shows Link Between EHR and Physician Burnout
April 28, 2016
Hospitalists’ struggles with the promise and pitfalls of the electronic health record (EHR) can also impinge on their personal satisfaction with their jobs. The EHR has been identified as a major contributor to physician burnout.
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99% of Medical-Device Monitoring Alerts Not Actionable
December 3, 2015
Nearly all medical-device monitoring alerts on regular hospital units were found not to be actionable, according to a study by pediatrician and researcher Chris Bonafide, MD, MSCE, at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, based on reviewing hours of video from patient rooms.1 Reference Bonafide
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Electronic Health Records Key Driver of Physician Burnout
December 1, 2015
Half of U.S. physicians are experiencing some of the symptoms of burnout, with even higher rates for general internists.