Pediatrics

Pediatric Hospitalist David Pressel, MD, Hooked on Hospital Medicine

Sometimes a physician’s choice of specialty is borne of one patient, one mentor, or one experience. And then sometimes there’s just a good feeling...

Author:: Allison L. Smith, MD; Laine J. Murphey, MD, PhD; Olamide Zaka, MD; Joshua Labrin, MD; Kelly L. Sopko, MD, FHM; Kelly C. Sponsler, MD, FHM

Clinical question: Do interventions at discharge reduce the rate of readmissions and post-hospitalization ED visits among pediatric patients?...

Studies show no change in mortality despite increased asymptomatic urinary screening for neuroblastomas in children

More than 800 hospitalists gather to hear from CMS’ Patrick Conway, healthcare system CEOs, experts in pediatric hospital medicine

Strategies to define, develop, assess a comprehensive pediatric competency program

Your hospital should have clear policies and procedures, as well as ongoing training

Hospitalists beware patient “dumping,” care fragmentation, and practicing beyond your scope of practice

Understandings about the concepts and process of negotiation can lead to successful negotiations

Medicare CMO Pat Conway explains to packed crowd that CMS' Quality Strategy goals align well with ongoing pediatric hospital medicine efforts

The classic example of over-diagnosis in pediatrics is asymptomatic urinary screening for neuroblastomas, where studies showed an increase in...