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Improving the Care of Patients with COPD
November 6, 2016
Check out SHM’s free guide and toolkit to improve the care of patients hospitalized for an exacerbation of COPD
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Hospitalists Need to Rethink the Way They Evaluate Students
November 5, 2016
Feedback ensures trainees remain on track to meet expected goals and standards
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Long-Term Mortality in Nondiabetic Patients Favors Coronary Artery Bypass Over Intervention with Drug-Eluting Stents
November 4, 2016
Is there a mortality difference in nondiabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) treated with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) versus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)?
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Prolonged Ceftaroline Exposure Associated with High Incidence of Neutropenia
November 4, 2016
What is the incidence of neutropenia in patients treated with prolonged courses of ceftaroline?
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Improving Hospital Telemetry Usage
November 3, 2016
Research has shown that inappropriate usage of inpatient telemetry monitoring increases costs to the healthcare system
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Measuring Excellent Comportment among Hospitalists
November 3, 2016
The hospitalist’s performance is among the major determinants of a patient’s hospital experience. But what are the elements of a successful interaction?
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Dr. Hospitalist: Visa Problems Must Be Addressed
November 2, 2016
Dear Dr. Hospitalist: I completed my residency approximately a year ago and was hired by a large academic hospital medicine program with an H-1B visa.
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Use Whiteboards to Enhance Patient-Provider Communication
November 1, 2016
Hospitals are confusing places—this basic tool can help simplify things
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New SHM Members – November 2016
November 1, 2016
New Society of Hospital Medicine members for the month of November
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Why Aren’t Doctors Following Guidelines?
October 31, 2016
Studies show that when guidelines are applied, patients do better—so why aren’t doctors following them?
