![1]() - News- Pediatric HM Highlights- September 1, 2011- The 10 most important lessons from PHM’s 2011 annual meeting 
- News- ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Weighing the Costs of Palliative Care- September 1, 2011- Hospitalists are ideally positioned to play a pivotal role in providing the kind of patient-centered care that could improve both quality and cost. 
- Audio- ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to David Meltzer and Scott Lundberg talk about HM efficiency- September 1, 2011- Experts discuss the need for experienced hospitalistsand the effectiveness of hospitalists in recouping reimbursement 
![1]() - News- A Critical First Step- August 3, 2011- Defining ‘high-value’ hospitalist standards must precede process improvement 
- News- How Do I Determine if My Patient has Decision-Making Capacity?- August 3, 2011- Competency is a global assessment and legal determination made by a judge in court. Capacity is a functional assessment and a clinical determination about a specific decision that can be made by any clinician familiar with a patient’s case. 
- News- In the Literature: Research You Need to Know- August 3, 2011- Screening for AAA; Adverse events in atrial fibrillation; Biological treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases; Steroid treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases; Levofloxacin for H. pylori; Natural history of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy; Predicting postoperative pulmonary complications; Code status and goals of care in the ICU 
- News- Integrated NPP systems can yield improved retention, quality of care, and patient satisfaction- August 3, 2011- Your article "NPPs to the Rescue" (May 2011, p. 
- News- No Easy Task- August 3, 2011- As demand for 24/7 on-site coverage increases, HM groups wrangle with night-shift issues 
![1]() - News- Pediatric HM Literature- August 2, 2011- Febrile Infants With Urinary Tract Infections at Very Low Risk for Adverse Events 
![1]() - News- In the Literature: HM-Related Research You Need to Know- July 1, 2011- Physician reviews of the latest research, including risks of preoperative tobacco use, timing of perioperative beta blocker use and outcomes, outcomes of atenolol vs. metoporopol for perioperative beta blockade, and continuous vs. bolus dose diuretics in CHF. 



