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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.
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By the Numbers: 3,000
April 26, 2012
Approximate number of million-dollar hospitalization bills in Northern California hospitals in 2010.
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C. Diff Deaths at All-Time High
April 26, 2012
Both incidence and deaths related to the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile have reached an all-time high, according to the CDC.
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AMA Microsite Offers New Practice-Management Resources
April 26, 2012
In January, the American Medical Association announced a redesigned website for its Practice Management Center, a resource designed to help physicians manage their practice more effectively.
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Hospital Quality Reporting Fails to Impact Death Rates
April 26, 2012
A study concludes that Hospital Compare, the government’s national hospital quality data reporting system, has produced no reductions in 30-day mortality rates for heart attacks and pneumonia.
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SHM Should Create Task Force to Explore Reimbursement Methodology Change
April 26, 2012
I think it’s about time that we physicians take a stand and try to change some of the ridiculous word games going on in Medicare reimbursement circles.
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Do Not Swab Any Superficial Dermatologic Wound Without Sterilizing the Surface
April 26, 2012
Letter in response to "10 Things Hospitalists Should Know about Infectious Disease."
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In the Literature: Physician Reviews of HM-Related Research
March 31, 2012
IDSA/ATS guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia; Improved asthma with IL-13 antibody; Rivaroxaban vs. warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation; Apixaban vs. warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation; Ultrasonography more sensitive than chest radiograph for pneumothorax; Current readmission risk models inadequate; Optimal fluid volume for acute pancreatitis; Low mortality in saddle pulmonary embolism.
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Early Fluids Might Decrease Renal Morbidity in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
March 31, 2012
Early IV fluids might be nephroprotective in diarrhea-associated HUS.
