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Why Hospitalists are Important, Integral, and Irreplaceable
April 26, 2012
As an introduction to my new role as physician editor, I should explain why I took this on. Simply stated: I drank the Kool-Aid. I firmly believe in the power and future of hospital medicine.
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John Nelson: Your Hospital Should Use Scripts to Describe Hospitalists to Patients
April 26, 2012
Ideally, all communication about the hospitalist as an individual and the whole system of hospitalist care should help reassure the patient. Sadly, many people at the hospital unwittingly do the opposite.
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Hospitalists Are Responsible for Discharge, Even If Patient Doesn’t Leave the ED
April 26, 2012
Generally, when the ED doctor thinks that a patient warrants admission, then, in their mind, the case then belongs to you, not them.
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SHM Should Create Task Force to Explore Reimbursement Methodology Change
April 26, 2012
I think it’s about time that we physicians take a stand and try to change some of the ridiculous word games going on in Medicare reimbursement circles.
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Do Not Swab Any Superficial Dermatologic Wound Without Sterilizing the Surface
April 26, 2012
Letter in response to "10 Things Hospitalists Should Know about Infectious Disease."
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Nasim Afsar, New SHM Board Member, Focuses on Improvement Initiatives
April 24, 2012
HM leaders need to disseminate best practices and integrate them into hospital practice, she says
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Study: Medicare Pay for Performance Might Not Work as Currently Designed
April 24, 2012
Hospitals should focus more on outcomes, incentives to make the model work, researcher says
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Jeffrey Glasheen, New SHM Board Member, Committed to Raising Quality of Care
April 18, 2012
Says he’ll “push the envelope” for quality issues
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HM Tool Designed to Pinpoint Program Strengths, Weaknesses
April 18, 2012
Performance measurement survey will be available free online
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to new physician editor Danielle Scheurer’s vision for The Hospitalist
April 11, 2012
One goal is to make the-hospitalist.org more interactive, allowing for more direct participation from readers
