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Observation Status Utilization by Hospitalist Groups Is Increasing
September 28, 2016
According to SHM’s 2016 State of Hospital Medicine Report, observation discharges accounted for 21.2% of all discharges, an increase from 16.1% in 2014
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The State of Hospital Medicine Is Strong
September 14, 2016
With compensation up 30% since 2010, it’s a good time to be a hospitalist
News
Wartime Lessons Inform Civilian Medicine
September 11, 2016
During the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the percentage of wounded soldiers who died as a result of their injuries reached its lowest point in recorded history
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Spreading Innovation among Hospitalists
September 1, 2016
As part of an emerging and rapidly growing specialty, academic hospitalists face unique challenges in career advancement
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Opinion
Thinking through the State of Hospital Medicine Report
August 27, 2016
Collections are up, but the number of encounters overall is down—what gives?
News
Working Towards Fewer Delirium Cases
August 25, 2016
Delirium may be preventable among the elderly population, according to an abstract
News
Intervention Decreases Urinary Tract Infections from Catheters
August 18, 2016
Hospitalists can impact CAUTI rates by using a simple bundle of interventions
News
Providing Effective Palliative Care in the Era of Value
August 16, 2016
An important area to pay particular attention to is the role of future hospitalizations in patients’ wishes for care
News
Understanding, Counsel Can Help to Navigate Payor Audits
August 3, 2016
Receiving notice from a payor that you are being audited can be alarming. Questions will inevitably run through your mind, such as, Why? How? How much will this cost? [caption id="attachment_11441" align="alignright" width="150"] Dr.
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Opinion
Simple Strategy for Addressing Problematic Patient Behavior
August 1, 2016
Linden Spital, NP, a psychiatric mental-health nurse practitioner, staffs the Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
