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VIDEO: Checklists Improve Outcomes, Require Care-team Buy-in
October 29, 2012
Quality experts explain how hospitalists can best utilize checklists during at the 7th annual Mt. Sinai Hospital Medicine Symposium in New York City
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Derek C. Angus discuss incorporating hospitalists into a tiered system of ICU care
October 10, 2012
Dr. Angus is chair of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Joaquin Cigarroa, MD, of Oregon Health & Science University, discuss the overlap of cardiology and hospital medicine
October 10, 2012
Dr. Cigarroa is clinical chief of cardiology at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Dressler, MD, MSc, SFHM, discusses the differences in opinion over the SHM/SCCM critical care fellowship proposal
October 10, 2012
Dr. Dressler is associate professor of internal medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and a former SHM board member
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Special Skills Hospitalists Need for the Intensive Care Unit
October 10, 2012
Hospitalists working in ICU must have broad knowledge base, interpersonal skills, and the right attitude, experts say
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Study: Neurohospitalists Benefit Academic Medical Centers
October 10, 2012
Authors report significant LOS decrease for neurology patients, potential to reduce costs
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Debate Rages Over Hospitalists’ Role in ICU Physician Shortage
October 2, 2012
As provider shortages plague ICUs nationwide, the spotlight turns to hospitalists' training and willingness to bridge the gap
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CORRECTION
October 2, 2012
A dosage recommendation in the August 2012 article, "What is the Optimal Therapy for Acute DVT (p. 17), should have read: The 2012 American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines on antithrombotic therapy for VTE recommends initial therapy with LMWH or fondaparinux (rather than IV or SC UFH).
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Rules of Engagement Necessary for Comanagement of Orthopedic Patients
October 2, 2012
Professional opinion and advice from a practicing hospitalist
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When Is Testing for Thrombophilia Indicated?
October 1, 2012
Thrombophilia can now be identified in more than half of all patients presenting with venous thromboembolism (VTE), and testing for underlying causes of thrombophilia has become widespread.
