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Communication Vital to End-of-Life Care
May 25, 2012
I can’t speak for all loved ones who must witness the passage of a parent, a child, or a spouse, but for me, a hospitalist’s firm hand would have made a world of difference in how we navigated this inevitable event.
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
April 26, 2012
Online calculator helps prevent post-op respiratory failure; new drug for long-term treatment of PE; benefits of triple therapy for COPD; knee-length compression stockings as good as thigh-length for PTS; video monitoring improves hand hygiene; asymptomatic bacteriuria often misdiagnosed as UTI; CT accurate for lower GI bleeding diagnosis; switch from albuterol to lavalbuterol to reduce tachycardia not recommended.
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Urinary Tract Infections Do Not Play a Significant Role in Chronic Kidney Disease
April 26, 2012
What is the association between childhood urinary tract infections and chronic kidney disease?
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Guidelines for Treatment of Uncomplicated Cystitis and Pyelonephritis in Healthy, Community-Dwelling Women
April 26, 2012
Uncomplicated cystitis is one of the most common indications for prescribing antimicrobial therapy to otherwise healthy women, but wide variation in prescribing practices has been described.
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SHM Offers Multitude of Educational, Professional Development Opportunities
April 26, 2012
In addition to the annual meeting, SHM and its partners bring hospitalists the very best in education, professional development, and networking in the form of in-person meetings.
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Survey Insights: The Unique Connection between Compensation and Productivity
April 26, 2012
Analysis of the 2011 SHM/MGMA State of Hospital Medicine report.
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HM On the Move
April 26, 2012
Jeff Dickerson, MD, Ignacio Calvo, MD, nurse practitioner Abe Keating, Eric McFarling, MD, Emily Hebert, MD
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Meaninful Use of HIT: Are Hospitalists Eligible?
April 26, 2012
Are hospitalists eligible for health information technology incentives under stage 2 of meaningful use?
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Beware Hospital Compare? New Measures Highlight Questions Surrounding Healthcare Quality Report Cards
April 26, 2012
A recent addition of patient-safety metrics has rekindled skeptical questions about the validity, purpose, and effectiveness of public healthcare quality report cards.
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Cleveland Clinic Builds Urgency around Patient Experiences
April 26, 2012
Efforts to create a greater sense of urgency over patient satisfaction within the hospitalist service at the Cleveland Clinic using an eight-step model for changing organizational culture were outlined in an abstract presented at HM11.
