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News
Financial Support Increases for Hospital Medicine Programs
December 2, 2012
Group leaders need to know the impact on hospitalist compensation, healthcare costs
News
Journal of Hospital Medicine (JHM) Goes Monthly
December 2, 2012
The Society of Hospital Medicine's specialty-leading, peer-reviewed journal will begin publishing 12 issues annually starting in January
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Soaring Healthcare Expenses Draw Attention to Price Transparency As Cost Control
December 2, 2012
Physicians encouraged to consider impact of diagnostic and treatment decisions to help cut costs
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Miscommunication Sometimes a Stumbling Block in Hospitalist-Provider Interactions
December 2, 2012
Tips to mitigate communication breakdowns between hospitalists and healthcare teams
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News
The Global Hospitalist
December 2, 2012
Hospitalist Nick Fitterman's new focus is providing Long Islanders a "model of wellness"
News
Hospitalists Take Greater Role in Assessing and Treating Pain
December 2, 2012
A multidisciplinary pain-management research group at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City pilots a program encouraging hospitalists to partner with nurses to focus on patient pain assessment and treatment
News
iPad Rollout at UC-Irvine Medical Center Prompts Security Measures
December 2, 2012
Issuing iPads containing medical curriculum to students and resident physicians leads officials at the University of California's Irvine Medical Center to issue guidelines for monitoring technology use
News
More Hospitals Report Zero Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs)
December 2, 2012
Nearly 70% of hospitals participating in a national safety program reported zero central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) during a quarter of 2011, up from 27.3% from the previous year
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Innovator of Care Transitions Model for Hospital Patients Honored
December 2, 2012
Geriatrician Eric Coleman, MD, MPH, of the University of Colorado at Denver, and pioneer of the celebrated Care Transitions Model for discharged hospital patients, wins MacArthur Foundation “genius” award
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Introducing Neuroquality and Neurosafety
December 2, 2012
How recent breakthroughs in brain science and related fields will impact quality improvement (QI) and patient safety in hospitals
