![1]() - News- Devastating Superstorm Gone, But Not Forgotten in Moore, Okla.- August 2, 2013- Destruction left by 200-mph tornado leaves hospitalists floored—and grateful for their good fortune 
![1]() - News- 11 Things Neurologists Think Hospitalists Need To Know- August 2, 2013- From diagnosis and time references to MRIs and checklists, hospitalists play key role in neurological care 
- News- Obituary: Laura Mirkinson, MD, MSc, FAAP- August 2, 2013- Pediatric hospitalist, a founder of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Section on Hospital Medicine Executive Committee, died April 29 of ovarian cancer 
- News- Reviews of Research on Steroids and VTE Risk, Epidural Catheterization, and Beta-Blockers During Noncardiac Surgery- August 2, 2013- Also reviewed this month: advance-care planning for hospitalized elderly, impact of surgical complications, and patient-centered decision making 
![1]() - News- Observation Status Designation in Pediatric Hospitals Is Costly- August 2, 2013- Study shows health-care costs for inconsistently coded observation stays substantially overlap with inpatient-status stays 
- News- How to Manage Pain in Patients with Renal Insufficiency or End-Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis?- August 2, 2013- Narcotic and non-narcotic pain regimens can be used 
- News- American College of Gastroenterology Releases C. Diff Recommendations- August 2, 2013- ACG guidelines on managing, diagnosing, preventing Clostridium difficile infections supplement previous advisories from other groups 
![1]() - News- Pediatric Hospital Medicine Aims to Define Itself- August 2, 2013- Future of pediatric hospitalists may involve more options than two-year fellowship leading to certification 
- News- Universal MRSA Decolonization in ICU Leads to Fewer Bloodstream Infections- July 18, 2013- Does universal decolonization for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients in the intensive care unit decrease the rate of MRSA-positive clinical cultures? 
- News- Proton-Pump Inhibitors Associated with Increased Mortality Risk- July 2, 2013- Is the use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) associated with risk of mortality or combined risk of death or rehospitalization in older patients discharged from acute-care hospitals 



