Pediatrics
Public Policy
Value-Based Purchasing Model for Medicare Reimbursement Extends to Physicians
A primer on the CMS' physician value-based modifier (VBPM) program, including the how and when it will impact hospitalists
News
Pediatric Hospitalists Trust Their Gut with Serious Infections
Timely recognition of serious infections in children is difficult, but critical to improved outcomes
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Pediatric Hospitalist Certification Options Still Up for Debate
Majority favor further training and education for pediatric hospitalists
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Interfacility Transfers to Pediatric Academic EDs Often Discharged or Admitted Briefly
What are the characteristics of interfacility transfers to pediatric academic EDs?
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Defining a Safe Workload for Pediatric Hospitalists
The truth about hospitalists' sleep hygiene, work schedules, and clinical impact
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Exponential Growth, Look-Ahead Discussions Highlight Pediatric HM 2012
More than 600 attendees descended upon Cincinnati and the Northern Kentucky Convention Center for the seventh annual Pediatric Hospital Medicine...
Quality
Discordant Antibiotic Use in Pediatric UTIs Associated with Higher LOS
Study says better antibiotics, quicker discharge may better benefit patients
Innovations in Healthcare
Should Pediatric HM Pursue Subspecialty Certification, Required Fellowship Training?
Two hospitalists argue both sides of the issue.
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Feedback Needed to Help Guide Pediatric HM’s Certification Debate
Our input has been solicited by the Strategic Committee to help sort through the issue of certification in pediatric hospital medicine. What is...
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HM12 SESSION ANALYSIS: Pediatric Palliative Care
Palliative care has evolved to a model of shared management with other caregivers, and isn't just code for "hospice."