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Systems engineering in the hospital
May 3, 2017
Systems-engineering expert James Benneyan, PhD, doesn’t want hospitalists to look at poorly working processes in their institutions and think, “I should try to tweak this process to improve it.” Instead, he wants them to walk out of his HM17 session at 8 a.m. Thursday – a...
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Diabetes specialist to offer disease management tips
May 3, 2017
An endocrinologist will walk the audience through four major points on caring for diabetes patients in a talk to be given Thursday at HM17.
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Culture change necessary to weed out health care overuse
May 3, 2017
Chris Moriates, MD, assistant dean for healthcare value and associate professor of medicine at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, drew insight from writer David Foster Wallace on Tuesday afternoon as he discussed overuse in hospital care.He cited a story by Wallace: Two young...
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On Tap Wednesday
May 3, 2017
SHM Awards of Excellence and a keynote speech on the transformation of health care take center stage.
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Experts to review ‘hot topics’ in pediatric hospital medicine research
May 3, 2017
Two pediatric hospitalists reviewed every issue from 18 relevant journals over the last year and chose studies that involve important, evolving clinical questions that any physician caring for hospitalized children should know about.
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Telehospitalists can expand capability, capacity
May 3, 2017
“We are hearing so much about a need for an alternative care model, [and] the virtual-care model is incredibly relevant in today’s environment,” one expert says.
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Welcome to Annual Meeting Day 2
May 3, 2017
Day 1 has already raised the bar for the SHM Annual Meeting. Day 2, Wednesday, will set a whole new standard with courses, speakers, content, and perspective.
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Hospitalists can do better at end-of-life care, expert says
May 3, 2017
High-value care can remain elusive for the most vulnerable of populations.
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VIDEO: Policy-focused SHM president thinks hospitalists can impact global, systems change
May 3, 2017
Dr. Ron Greeno believes payment reforms like MACRA will have a “huge impact” on both hospitalists and the hospitals/health systems they work in.
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DeSalvo: HM needs holistic approach to health care
May 2, 2017
LAS VEGAS – The job must evolve to include a focus on such social issues as economic stability, neighborhood and physical environment, and education.
