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The Increasing Presence of Pregnant Patients in Hospital Medicine
November 10, 2014
Twenty years ago, pregnant women rarely appeared in the hospital for reasons other than delivery.
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Evidence-Based Medicine Guru Implores Hospitalists to Join Cause
November 5, 2014
Gordon Guyatt, MD, who coined the term evidence-based medicine in a 1992 JAMA article, outlined EBM principles and challenged hospitalists to challenge the research.
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Hospitalists Flock to Annual Meeting’s Bedside Procedures Pre-Courses
November 5, 2014
From early-career hospitalists looking to gain hands-on experience with intraosseous lines to family-medicine trained physicians brushing up on ultrasound usage, the procedures' pre-courses at SHM annual meetings receive rave reviews.
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Room for Improvement in Identifying, Treating Sepsis
November 4, 2014
Despite huge strides in the treatment of heart failure, pneumonia and myocardial infarction, hospitals have a long way to go in improving care for patients with sepsis, say the authors of a recent commentary published online in JAMA. In a related study published in July in JAMA, sepsis was found
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Primary-Care Physicians Weigh in on Quality of Care Transitions
November 4, 2014
A new study on transitions of care gives hospitalists a view from the other side. Published recently online in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the authors surveyed 22 primary-care physician leaders in California-based post-discharge clinics and asked them about ways to improve care transitions.
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Physician Tips Help Hone Clinicians’ Practice Management, Decision-Making Skills
November 3, 2014
Physician Tips Help Hone Clinicians' Practice Management, Decision-Making Skills
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When Should You Decolonize Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hospitalized Patients?
November 2, 2014
When Should You Decolonize Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hospitalized Patients?
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s Online Learning Portal Hosts New Content
November 2, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine's Online Learning Portal Hosts New Content
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Tips, Tools to Control Diabetes, Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Patients
November 2, 2014
Controlling diabetes in the hospital is one of the most predominant challenges hospitalists face. In addition to the condition’s increased prevalence among the general population, patients with diabetes are commonly admitted to the hospital multiple times.
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10 Things Obstetricians Want Hospitalists to Know
November 2, 2014
10 Things Obstetricians Want Hospitalists to Know
