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Study Shows Non-diabetics can Benefit from Taking the Diabetes Drug Pioglitaztione
March 1, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The diabetes drug pioglitazone, given to non-diabetics with a recent history of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), prevented subsequent strokes and reduced their odds of developing type 2 diabetes, a long-term multicenter study has concluded. But the drug also
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Key Elements of Critical Care
February 29, 2016
Code 99291 is used for critical care, evaluation, and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient, first 30–74 minutes.1 It is to be reported only once per day per physician or group member of the same specialty. [caption id="attachment_13454" align="alignright" width="300"] Im
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QI and Patient Safety: No Longer Just an Elective for Trainees
February 28, 2016
The demand for training in healthcare quality and patient safety, for both medical students and residents, has never been higher.
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Medicare Grants Billing Code for Hospitalists
February 26, 2016
PHILADELPHIA—The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) is pleased to announce the introduction of a dedicated billing code for hospitalists by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Sharing Notes for Better Doctor-Patient Communication
February 26, 2016
Excellent communication between physicians and patients is a crucial element of hospital quality, but it’s also an ongoing challenge for many institutions.
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Elderly Patients Hospitalized For Cancer are More likely to Have Complications Afterward Compared to the Middle-Aged
February 26, 2016
(Reuters Health) - Elderly patients hospitalized for cancer surgery are more likely to have complications afterward compared to the middle-aged, particularly when they have several other health problems, a U.S.
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Latest Study of Hospitalist Malpractice Claims Now Available
February 25, 2016
A study of closed malpractice claims involving more than 2,100 hospitalists shows that claims* arising from hospitalist care are more likely to have a higher injury severity than claims against other physician specialties.
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Proposed Payment Raise to Health Insurers May be Beneficial
February 25, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S.
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5 Tips to Finding a Good Locum Tenens Company
February 24, 2016
Over the past five years, I have worked as a locum tenens hospitalist with more than 12 different locum tenens companies. I have learned a lot through this process.
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Medicare Patient Outcomes of Inpatient Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Varies Among Hospitals
February 24, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Outcomes of inpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Medicare patients vary widely among hospitals, and most adverse outcomes occur well after patients have been discharged, new findings show. While the overall adverse outcome rate was 20.7%, risk-adjusted adverse out
