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More in the Affordable Care Act than the Mandate
May 25, 2012
The dual purpose of the ACA is patient protection and cost control.
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Survey Insights: HM’s Financial Support Requirement
May 25, 2012
HM groups becoming more sophisticated about how they account for the costs of their hospitalist programs.
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Hospitalists On the Move
May 25, 2012
Movers and shakers in hospital medicine; new business moves.
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Adult Hospital Medicine Boot Camp
May 25, 2012
Non-physician providers can register now for training at the Adult Hospital Medicine Boot Camp in October, co-hosted by SHM.
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CER: Friend or Foe?
May 25, 2012
Nationwide push is helping comparative-effectiveness research gain traction—and funding.
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Hospitalists Match PCPs in Patient Satisfaction Scores
May 25, 2012
Results drawn from scripted patient-satisfaction telephone interviews.
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By the Numbers: -0.44
May 25, 2012
The average difference in length of stay between hospitalist groups and non-hospitalist groups.
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HIT Continues Spread Across Health Networks
May 25, 2012
The proportion of U.S. hospitals using health information technology has doubled in the past two years.
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Residents Plug Gaps in Professionalism Training
May 25, 2012
Residents can play a lead role in a program aimed at teaching commitment to the highest standards of excellence in medicine, to the welfare of patients, and to the best interests of the larger society.
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End-of-Life Discussions Don’t Decrease Rate of Survival
May 25, 2012
Advance-care-planning discussions and advance directives resulted in no significant difference in survival time for patients.
