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Insufficient Time for Patients May Add to Healthcare Waste
June 1, 2015
Reform advocates agree that a doctor’s time is a scarce resource that can contribute to waste when it is stretched too thin. “It’s not just about overtreatment; it’s about getting the right treatment, and the right treatment depends on the right diagnosis, and the right diagnosis depends on reall
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Tips for Reducing Medical Device Alarm Fatigue
June 1, 2015
In April 2013, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert that provided hospitals with recommendations for assessing their individual circumstances and developing a systematic, coordinated approach regarding medical device alarms. The recommendations correspond with those of the Association
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Observation Status Bill in Senate Doesn’t Solve Policy Problem
May 31, 2015
As you may have heard, H.R. 876, a bill unanimously passed in the House recently, requires a hospital to give adequate oral and written notification of a patient’s observation status.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Engagement Benchmarking Service Available
May 31, 2015
SHM’s new Engagement Benchmarking Service helps hospital medicine groups (HMGs) better understand how to engage their physicians for increased retention and performance.
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Hospital Medicine Exchange Posts Top Topics Among Hospitalists
May 31, 2015
More than 7,000 hospitalists have logged in to HMX to ask questions and share successes.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Programs Help Improve Your Hospital
May 31, 2015
New Patient Experience Community and Resources SHM’s new Patient Experience Committee has begun convening resources and people to help hospitalists address the patient experience.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Events for Hospitalists in 2015
May 31, 2015
Pediatric Hospital Medicine July 23-26, San Antonio There’s still time to register for one of the fastest growing conferences within hospital medicine: Pediatric Hospital Medicine.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Learning Portal Adds Programs
May 31, 2015
Free CME is available to all SHM members, and new modules are added all the time. Here’s a sampling of the most recent online modules: Observation or Inpatient?
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Veteran’s Affairs Education Programs Develop Hospitalist Leaders
May 31, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9775" align="alignright" width="295"] Image Caption: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is entrusted with three key missions: clinical care, research, and education.
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Movers and Shakers in Hospital Medicine, June 2015
May 31, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9750" align="alignleft" width="66"] Dr. Bugger[/caption] Tammy Bugger, hospitalist practice administrator at Alton Memorial Hospital (AMH) in Alton, Ill., was awarded Manager of the Year for Illinois by BJC Medical Group.
