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Other Literature of Interest
March 1, 2005
1. Dexter PR, Perkins SM, Mahany KS, Jones K, McDonald CJ. Inpatient computer-based standing orders vs. physician reminders to increase influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2004; 292: 2366-71.
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In the Literature
March 1, 2005
CARP Trial Suggests No Benefi t to Revascularization Before Vascular Surgery; Blood Transfusion May Increase Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome; and Cost-effectiveness of Rhythm Versus Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation
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Tackling the Underlying Problems of Failure to Rescue
March 1, 2005
A recent HealthGrades Quality Study titled Patient Safety in American Hospitals (July 2004) highlighted the frequency of patients dying from complications that develop while in hospitals.
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OTHER PEDIATRIC LITERATURE OF INTEREST
January 2, 2005
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Practice Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Meningitis
January 2, 2005
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Taking Your Best Shot at the Flu
January 2, 2005
10 Steps to Developing an Inpatient Influenza Vaccination Initiative
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Education: Hospitalists Add Value to Formal and Informal Learning Processes
January 1, 2005
Value Added by Hospitalists (fourth in a series)
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Be Careful What You Ask For
January 1, 2005
I pose here a list of questions to consider before embarking on the creation of a new specialty in hospital medicine 1) What distinguishes the body of knowledge of hospital medicine from internal medicine (or pediatrics, for our colleagues in that field)? While there is a body of literature supporti
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An Ongoing Analysis of the 2003-04 SHM Productivity and Compensation Survey
January 1, 2005
Part IV: Productivity of Hospitalists-Inputs
