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HM On the Move
April 26, 2012
Jeff Dickerson, MD, Ignacio Calvo, MD, nurse practitioner Abe Keating, Eric McFarling, MD, Emily Hebert, MD
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Meaninful Use of HIT: Are Hospitalists Eligible?
April 26, 2012
Are hospitalists eligible for health information technology incentives under stage 2 of meaningful use?
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Beware Hospital Compare? New Measures Highlight Questions Surrounding Healthcare Quality Report Cards
April 26, 2012
A recent addition of patient-safety metrics has rekindled skeptical questions about the validity, purpose, and effectiveness of public healthcare quality report cards.
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Cleveland Clinic Builds Urgency around Patient Experiences
April 26, 2012
Efforts to create a greater sense of urgency over patient satisfaction within the hospitalist service at the Cleveland Clinic using an eight-step model for changing organizational culture were outlined in an abstract presented at HM11.
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By the Numbers: 3,000
April 26, 2012
Approximate number of million-dollar hospitalization bills in Northern California hospitals in 2010.
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C. Diff Deaths at All-Time High
April 26, 2012
Both incidence and deaths related to the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile have reached an all-time high, according to the CDC.
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AMA Microsite Offers New Practice-Management Resources
April 26, 2012
In January, the American Medical Association announced a redesigned website for its Practice Management Center, a resource designed to help physicians manage their practice more effectively.
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Hospital Quality Reporting Fails to Impact Death Rates
April 26, 2012
A study concludes that Hospital Compare, the government’s national hospital quality data reporting system, has produced no reductions in 30-day mortality rates for heart attacks and pneumonia.
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Win Whitcomb: Hospitalists, PCPs, and Population Health
April 26, 2012
Game on with SHM’s Complex Medically Ill Project
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Shaun Frost: Accountability Is Key to Hospital Medicine’s Success
April 26, 2012
We all must strive to consistently hold ourselves, and each other, personally accountable for embracing the work necessary to realize HM’s potential to be a true healthcare reform effector.
