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CER: Friend or Foe?
May 25, 2012
Nationwide push is helping comparative-effectiveness research gain traction—and funding.
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Hospitalists Match PCPs in Patient Satisfaction Scores
May 25, 2012
Results drawn from scripted patient-satisfaction telephone interviews.
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By the Numbers: -0.44
May 25, 2012
The average difference in length of stay between hospitalist groups and non-hospitalist groups.
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HIT Continues Spread Across Health Networks
May 25, 2012
The proportion of U.S. hospitals using health information technology has doubled in the past two years.
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Residents Plug Gaps in Professionalism Training
May 25, 2012
Residents can play a lead role in a program aimed at teaching commitment to the highest standards of excellence in medicine, to the welfare of patients, and to the best interests of the larger society.
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End-of-Life Discussions Don’t Decrease Rate of Survival
May 25, 2012
Advance-care-planning discussions and advance directives resulted in no significant difference in survival time for patients.
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Win Whitcomb: A New Quality Paradigm
May 25, 2012
Cost Is the New Quality; Waste Is the New Cost
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Efficacy, Diagnoses, Frequency Play Parts in Coverage Limitations
May 25, 2012
Medicare may only pay for items and services that are “reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member,” unless there is another statutory authorization for payment.
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A Long, Interrupted Day
May 25, 2012
Hospitalist Daniel Bitetto spends a lot of time in meetings, teaching, and walking the halls of his 709-bed hospital.
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Lessons from Japan: Sacrifice Is Key to Personalized Patient Care
May 25, 2012
The way the Japanese people responded to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami illustrates how healthcare workers without existing patient relationships can still care deeply for patients and earn their trust.
