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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Joaquin Cigarroa, MD, of Oregon Health & Science University, discuss the overlap of cardiology and hospital medicine
October 10, 2012
Dr. Cigarroa is clinical chief of cardiology at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland
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Study: Neurohospitalists Benefit Academic Medical Centers
October 10, 2012
Authors report significant LOS decrease for neurology patients, potential to reduce costs
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Debate Rages Over Hospitalists’ Role in ICU Physician Shortage
October 2, 2012
As provider shortages plague ICUs nationwide, the spotlight turns to hospitalists' training and willingness to bridge the gap
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Rules of Engagement Necessary for Comanagement of Orthopedic Patients
October 2, 2012
Professional opinion and advice from a practicing hospitalist
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Hospitalists On the Move
October 1, 2012
Movers and shakers in hospital medicine, new business moves
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Contracts Need to Ensure Physicians are Free Agents
October 1, 2012
How to avoid restrictive employment agreements that prevent moonlighting, volunteering or appearing as an expert witness outside your clinical practice work.
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ICU Hospitalist Model Improves Quality of Care for Critically Ill Patients
October 1, 2012
With proper training, hospitalists working in the ICU can benefit the care of critically ill patients
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Sharp Rise in Imaging Test Rates has Slowed
October 1, 2012
The growth rate of advanced diagnostic imaging tests has slowed dramatically, even as total number of tests performed has increased.
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Noisy Hospitals Impede Sleep
October 1, 2012
Sleep-disturbing noise can compromise a patient's recovery process and negatively affect patients' quality of care
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Alternative Healthcare Models Aim to Boost Sagging Critical-Care Workforce
October 1, 2012
Experts most commonly propose creating tiered, regionalized care structures, tele-ICU services, and augmenting the role of midlevel providers
