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Hospitals Reap Potential of Data Mining
October 1, 2013
Hospitalists use tool to predict risk of patient readmission, reduce rates of blood clotting, manage asthma patients
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Hospitalist Groups Extract New Solutions Via Data Mining
October 1, 2013
Technology can assist with clinical decision-making, predict health insurance fraud, identify at-risk patients
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Actors Help Health-Care Providers Develop Better Patient Communication Skills
September 1, 2013
Hospitalists learn how to give bad medical news to patients and families through role-playing with actors portraying patients
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Multiple Approaches to Combat High Hospital Patient Census
September 1, 2013
A production-based pay structure, salary bonuses and incentives, and integration of advanced-practice providers can be effective
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Reviews of Research on Health-Care Acquired Infections, Glucocorticoid Therapy in COPD, and Blood-Pressure Lowering in Intracerebral Hemorrhages
September 1, 2013
Also reviewed this month: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), prophylactic penicillin and recurrent leg cellulitis, and universal ICU decolonization and MRSA, infection rates
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What Are the Indications for a Blood Transfusion?
September 1, 2013
Practice guidelines support clinical judgment, but growing evidence suggests the threshold for blood transfusions should be a hemoglobin level of 7-8 g/dl
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Wasteful Practices in Hospital Cardiac Services Identified
September 1, 2013
Excessive use of high-cost cardiac devices, dual-chamber defibrillators, and long lengths of inpatient stays cited in research study by American Journal of Medical Quality
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Applied Psychology Improves Hand Hygiene in Hospitals
September 1, 2013
Use of positive and negative reinforcement sparks greater compliance among health-care providers
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Intravenous Immunoglobulin Most Common Retreatment Approach for Refractory Kawasaki Disease
September 1, 2013
Retreating with IVIG was done in 65% of cases, followed by administering intravenous methylprednisolone (27%), and infliximab (8%)
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Academic Hospitalist Academy Provides Resources for Success
September 1, 2013
Course helps hospitalists navigate academic medicine programs, develop peer network
