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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
April 26, 2012
Online calculator helps prevent post-op respiratory failure; new drug for long-term treatment of PE; benefits of triple therapy for COPD; knee-length compression stockings as good as thigh-length for PTS; video monitoring improves hand hygiene; asymptomatic bacteriuria often misdiagnosed as UTI; CT accurate for lower GI bleeding diagnosis; switch from albuterol to lavalbuterol to reduce tachycardia not recommended.
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Urinary Tract Infections Do Not Play a Significant Role in Chronic Kidney Disease
April 26, 2012
What is the association between childhood urinary tract infections and chronic kidney disease?
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Guidelines for Treatment of Uncomplicated Cystitis and Pyelonephritis in Healthy, Community-Dwelling Women
April 26, 2012
Uncomplicated cystitis is one of the most common indications for prescribing antimicrobial therapy to otherwise healthy women, but wide variation in prescribing practices has been described.
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Do Not Swab Any Superficial Dermatologic Wound Without Sterilizing the Surface
April 26, 2012
Letter in response to "10 Things Hospitalists Should Know about Infectious Disease."
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Nasim Afsar, New SHM Board Member, Focuses on Improvement Initiatives
April 24, 2012
HM leaders need to disseminate best practices and integrate them into hospital practice, she says
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Study: Medicare Pay for Performance Might Not Work as Currently Designed
April 24, 2012
Hospitals should focus more on outcomes, incentives to make the model work, researcher says
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Jeffrey Glasheen, New SHM Board Member, Committed to Raising Quality of Care
April 18, 2012
Says he’ll “push the envelope” for quality issues
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HM Tool Designed to Pinpoint Program Strengths, Weaknesses
April 18, 2012
Performance measurement survey will be available free online
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: SHM President, NQF CEO Discuss SHM’s Earning National Quality Award
April 11, 2012
SHM President Joe Li explains HM's role in QI and how he expects the model will grow; NQF CEO Janet Corrigan discusses SHM's mentored implementation
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Geriatric Patients Show Greater Cognitive Decline after Hospitalization
April 11, 2012
Hospitalists can assist in prevention, therapeutic strategies
