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Hospitalists Will Be Critical to Obamacare Success
January 1, 2014
Healthcare analysts predict greater reliance on hospital-based providers as Affordable Care Act kicks into high gear
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Fewer Catheter-Related Complications with Central Access in ICU Patients
December 20, 2013
What type of venous access -- central or peripheral -- is better for patients in the intensive care unit who have no absolute indication for central access?
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Colchicine Effective for First Episode of Acute Pericarditis
December 20, 2013
Does the addition of colchicine improve outcomes in the treatment of an initial episode of acute pericarditis?
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Allowing Specialty Society Registries To Submit Quality Data to PQRS
December 19, 2013
SHM committees continue working on viable options for hospitalists
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Infection Prevention Campaign Solicits Patient Participation
December 18, 2013
Initiative encourages hospital patients to drill hospitalists, healthcare providers on hand hygiene habits
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Simple Tool Improves Communication Between Patients, Hospitalists
December 5, 2013
Bedside notepad helps hospitalized patients and families ask physicians questions, voice concerns
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Intravenous Haloperidol Does Not Prevent ICU Delirium
December 5, 2013
Research suggests physicians avoid using scheduled antipsychotics to reduce ICU delirium in critically ill inpatients
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Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia Challenge Hospitalists Equally
December 5, 2013
The number of hospitalized patients with diabetes increased 93% between 1988 and 2009; hypoglycemia often is overlooked due to hyperglycemia’s more severe effects
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
December 2, 2013
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Two Major Studies Show Benefits of CAUTI Reduction Measures
December 2, 2013
Hospitalists improve outcomes with appropriate, prompt catheter removal
