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If Delivered Systematically, In-Hospital Smoking Cessation Strategies Are Effective
November 1, 2013
Do programs that systematically provide smoking cessation support to admitted patients improve smoking cessation rates?
News
Physicians Feel Responsibility to Address Healthcare Costs
November 1, 2013
What are physicians’ attitudes toward addressing healthcare costs and which strategies do they most enthusiastically support?
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Multi-Site Hospital Medicine Group Leaders Face Similar Challenges
November 1, 2013
Ensuring cohesion among groups, incorporating common operating principles, encouraging interaction among hospitalists key to managing different locations
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Report on England’s Health System Mirrors Need for Improvement in U.S.
November 1, 2013
Recommended solutions to procedural, systemic problems offer a new way of thinking, acting, living to improve our healthcare industry
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Pros and Cons of Clinical Observation Units
November 1, 2013
Hospital COUs can prevent inpatient admissions, reduce healthcare costs, and shorten lengths of stay, but the patient-care model has raised concerns
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Hospitalist Greg Harlan Embraces Everything Hospital Medicine Career Offers
November 1, 2013
The physician administrator, clinical instructor, and pediatric hospitalist enjoys the innovation, energy, freedom that comes with working in HM
News
How to Handle Medicare Documentation Audits
November 1, 2013
Providing comprehensive, timely responses is crucial to preventing claims denial
News
San Francisco Medical Center Adapts Choosing Wisely List for Waste Reduction Campaign
November 1, 2013
UCSF to focus on healthcare treatments identified by SHM for ABIM Foundation’s cost-cutting initiative
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PIAA Director of Research and Loss Prevention Discusses Hospitalist Insurance Premiums
November 1, 2013
Divya Parikh explains why hospitalists are lumped in with internists for the purposes of determining insurance premiums
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SHM Report Provides New Insights About Physician Practice Leaders
November 1, 2013
Leadership roles expand to help hospitals meet performance improvement goals
