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Defensive Medicine Enters Med Student Curriculum
March 21, 2012
Attendings advised considering liability when making medical decisions, say nearly half of surveyed trainees
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ACP Weighs in on Medical Test Overuse
March 13, 2012
Hospitalists should ensure they’re offering “high-value, cost-conscious” care
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In the Literature: Research You Need to Know
March 13, 2012
Continuity of care in the hospital is decreasing, but increasing HM use does not seem to be the cause
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: How the School of Medicine at Stanford University Is Addressing Women Physicians and Leadership
March 9, 2012
In just five years, the percentage of women at the full professor rank jumped from 14.5% to 22%
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Online System Doesn’t Affect Pneumonia, Heart Attack Mortality Rates
March 7, 2012
Still value in public reporting, transparency, says hospitalist
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Pioneering Hospitalists Earn Masters of Hospital Medicine Designation
March 7, 2012
SHM honors Drs. Cawley, Lindenauer, Williams with highest designation
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Racial, Cultural Diversity Still Lacking among Hospital Executives
February 29, 2012
Three ways hospitals can improve minority representation
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In the Literature: Research You Need to Know
February 29, 2012
No difference in outcomes with brief period vs. long period of EMS-administered CPR before the first analysis of cardiac rhythm
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HM12 Features High-Profile Speakers, RIV Sessions, Expanded Breakouts
February 29, 2012
The world was a different place in 2008, the last time SHM’s annual meeting was in San Diego. Attendance at the yearly confab of hospitalists was almost half of what it is expected to be this year, healthcare reform was still just a bullet point for a presidential candidate’s talking points, and society leaders were drumming up interest in a new fellowship program they’d created.
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Policy Experts Say Hospital Medicine Should be Ready to Tackle Reform Challenges
February 29, 2012
In a restaurant, it’s called being in the weeds: when the duties of one’s job become so overwhelming that you can’t keep up with the pace. Think five new admissions at the end of a 12-hour workday.