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Functional Impairment Boosts Readmission for Medicare Seniors
May 5, 2015
Clinical question: Is functional impairment associated with an increased risk of 30-day readmission? Background: Many Medicare seniors suffer from some level of impairment in functional status, which, in turn, has been linked to high healthcare utilization.
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Delirium, Falls Reduced by Nonpharmacological Intervention
May 5, 2015
Clinical question: Are multicomponent, nonpharmacological interventions effective in decreasing delirium and falls? Background: Delirium is prevalent among elderly hospitalized patients and is associated with increased morbidity, length of stay, healthcare costs, and risk of institutionalization.
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Bridging Anticoagulation for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
May 5, 2015
Bridging prior to procedures linked with higher bleeding risk, adverse outcomes
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Family Medicine’s Increasing Presence in Hospital Medicine
May 5, 2015
2014 SOHM, AMGA surveys show larger proportion of family medicine providers in hospital medicine groups
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Society of Hospital Medicine Names 2015 Excellence Award Winners
May 5, 2015
SHM recognizes hospitalists, healthcare leaders for outstanding contributions to HM
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Team Hospitalist Seats Seven New Members
May 5, 2015
New physician members join volunteer editorial advisory board of The Hospitalist
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Increased Diversity Strengthens Hospital Medicine
May 5, 2015
My path to the SHM presidency has been a long and winding one. After paying back some student loans courtesy of the U.S. Air Force, I joined a busy traditional family medicine practice.
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Hospitalist Bob Wachter Tops Modern Healthcare’s Physician Leadership List
May 5, 2015
For the first time, a hospitalist tops Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders list. The who’s who of standout physicians starts with HM pioneer Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, chief of the division of hospital medicine at the University of California San Francisco Medic
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Hospice, Palliative Care Groups Release Quality Care Measures
May 5, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9635" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo credit: Manuel Noguera[/caption] The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) recently published a list of performance measures to assess the quality o
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Hospital Medicine 2015 Photo Gallery – Day Three
May 5, 2015
Photographs from Hospital Medicine 2015, which took place March 29-April 1 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Md. Photos by Manuel Noguera [gallery ids="9476,9477,9479,9480,9481,9482,9483,9484,9485,9486,9487,9488,9489,9490,9491,9492,9493,9494,9495,9496,9497
