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Ebola Outbreak Reminds Hospitalists How To Prepare for Infectious Disease
December 2, 2014
When the outbreak first started, and in the months that followed, Ebola virus dominated American headlines.
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Hospitalists’ Role in Health Reform Evolves
December 2, 2014
Hospital medicine guru Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, offers an optimistic view of hospitalists’ role in healthcare as reform measures continue to reshape the landscape. Addressing hospitalists at a recurring conference that he founded 18 years ago—“Management of the Hospitalized Patient”—Dr.
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Hospital Medicine Exchange Online Conversation Starter for Hospitalists
December 2, 2014
From finding the best scheduling software to glycemic control performance measures to staffing to workloads, Hospital Medicine Exchange has become hospitalists’ first stop for questions and answers from other hospitalists on a wide range of topics. In September, hospitalists posted nearly 250 dis
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Society of Hospital Medicine Learning Portal Adds Information on Anticoagulants, Pediatrics
December 2, 2014
The SHM Learning Portal, the best destination for hospitalist CME, now offers new materials on two important topics: anticoagulants and pediatrics. In addition to offering free on-demand information that many hospitalists can use on a daily basis, the anticoagulant series will be presented in a n
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Physicians-in-Training Committee Chair Outlines SHM’s Young Hospitalist Track at HM15
December 2, 2014
[caption id="attachment_7182" align="alignleft" width="75"] Dr. Tad-y[/caption] For the first time, SHM’s annual meeting will feature a daylong track specifically designed for young hospitalists: medical students, residents, and hospitalists just starting their career.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Adds Young Hospitalist Educational Track at HM15
December 2, 2014
HM15 now has education sessions targeted to early-career hospitalists, trainees, and medical students. The sessions will take place March 30, 2015.
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Antibiotic Overprescribing Sparks Call for Stronger Stewardship
December 2, 2014
Antibiotic overprescription remains a problem in the U.S. and abroad and shows no signs of slowing.
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Medicare Readmissions Penalties Expected to Reach $428 Million
December 2, 2014
CMS started the third year of its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program on October 1, with 2,610 U.S.
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In-Room Computer Tablets Help Hospital Patients Learn, Communicate
December 2, 2014
New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital is among a growing number of healthcare systems nationwide providing patients with tablet computing devices. Loaded with an HIPAA-compliant “patient itinerary” application designed by the hospital’s information technology (IT) department, the tablets give patients
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Inpatient Strokes Average 4.5 Hours From Recognition to Computed Tomography
December 2, 2014
Time, in hours, from recognition of stroke symptoms to computed tomography for hospitalized patients, compared with 1.3 hours for stroke patients brought to the ED, according to a study recently presented at the Canadian Stroke Congress. The report estimates 17% of strokes occur among inpatients,
