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Hospitalist Quality Improvement Initiative Reduces Inpatient Laboratory Costs
June 5, 2016
Clinical question: Will a multifaceted quality improvement initiative targeted at hospitalists reduce inpatient laboratory costs? Background: Routine inpatient laboratory testing is a well-recognized area of healthcare waste and was highlighted by the American Board of Internal Medicine Choosing
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Discharge Planning Reduces Length of Stay in Elderly Patients Admitted with Medical Illnesses
June 5, 2016
Clinical question: Does discharge planning improve length of stay and reduce readmission rates compared to usual care? Background: Discharge planning is accomplished to varying degrees for patients admitted to an acute-care hospital.
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Improve Quality, Patient Safety with SHM’s Online Toolkits and Implementation Guides
June 4, 2016
SHM’s implementation toolkits provide hospitalists with the resources they need to lead quality improvement projects on a variety of clinical topics, including a new toolkit on venous thromboembolism (VTE) released in May.
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Join SHM, JHM on Twitter for #JHMChat on Monday, July 11
June 4, 2016
The Society of Hospital Medicine and the Journal of Hospital Medicine (JHM) are excited to announce the fourth installment in our #JHMChat Twitter chat series, which brings the latest hospital medicine research from JHM to Twitter and the bedside.
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Long-Term Mortality Benefits With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
June 3, 2016
Clinical question: Does coronary artery bypass grafting added to medical therapy decrease mortality in patients with coronary artery disease and systolic heart failure? Bottom line: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) plus medical therapy decreases mortality as compared with medical therapy al
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Stent Retriever Therapy Added to tPA Effective for Treating Acute Ischemic Stroke
June 3, 2016
Clinical question: Does the use of stent retrievers in conjunction with tissue plasminogen activator improve outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke? Bottom line: The use of stent retriever devices in addition to tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in patients with anterior circulation acu
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Enhancing Mobility Reduces Length of Stay
June 3, 2016
Clinical question: Can a nurse-driven early ambulation program aimed at all hospitalized adults increase patient mobility and decrease length of stay? Background: Many adults experience decline of functional abilities during their hospitalization.
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Can Sepsis Be Better Defined?
June 3, 2016
Clinical question: Given advances in the understanding and treatment of sepsis, can sepsis be better defined? Background: Definitions of sepsis and septic shock were last revised in 2001.
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Become an SHM Ambassador for a Chance at Free HM17 Registration
June 2, 2016
Now through December 31, all active SHM members can earn 2017–2018 dues credits and special recognition for recruiting new physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, or affiliate members.
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Hospitalist Chief Finds Value in SHM’s Hospitalist Engagement Benchmarking Service
June 2, 2016
Rachel Lovins, MD, SFHM, CPE, is the chief of hospital medicine and vice chair of the Department of Medicine at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Conn.
