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Bob Wachter Says Cost Equation Is Shifting in Ever-Changing Healthcare Paradigm
November 5, 2014
HM pioneer says hospitalists who have flown under radar soon will be counted on to produce cost, waste reduction.
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Hospitalists Flock to Annual Meeting’s Bedside Procedures Pre-Courses
November 5, 2014
From early-career hospitalists looking to gain hands-on experience with intraosseous lines to family-medicine trained physicians brushing up on ultrasound usage, the procedures' pre-courses at SHM annual meetings receive rave reviews.
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Room for Improvement in Identifying, Treating Sepsis
November 4, 2014
Despite huge strides in the treatment of heart failure, pneumonia and myocardial infarction, hospitals have a long way to go in improving care for patients with sepsis, say the authors of a recent commentary published online in JAMA. In a related study published in July in JAMA, sepsis was found
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Primary-Care Physicians Weigh in on Quality of Care Transitions
November 4, 2014
A new study on transitions of care gives hospitalists a view from the other side. Published recently online in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the authors surveyed 22 primary-care physician leaders in California-based post-discharge clinics and asked them about ways to improve care transitions.
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Emergency Departments Monitored, Investigated by Hospital Committees, Governmental Agencies
November 3, 2014
Emergency Departments Monitored, Investigated by Hospital Committees, Governmental Agencies
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Opinion
Hospitals’ Observation Status Designation May Trigger Malpractice Claims
November 3, 2014
Hospitals' Observation Status Designation May Trigger Malpractice Claims
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Physician Tips Help Hone Clinicians’ Practice Management, Decision-Making Skills
November 3, 2014
Physician Tips Help Hone Clinicians' Practice Management, Decision-Making Skills
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Interplay Between Physician Employment Agreement, Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws Important
November 3, 2014
Interplay Between Physician Employment Agreement, Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws Important
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Avoid Billing, Coding Discrepancies When Documenting Patient History
November 3, 2014
Avoid Billing, Coding Discrepancies When Documenting Patient History
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Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be Better
November 3, 2014
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