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Society of Hospital Medicine’s Hospitalist Program Peak Performance Sets Foundation for Improvement
May 2, 2014
Designed to reduce readmission rates in Illinois hospitals, HP3 program promotes better hospital medicine group performance through quality initiatives, project management techniques
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Hospital Medicine Movement Grows in Scope, Impact
May 2, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine estimates more than 44,000 hospitalists in U.S. in 2014, nearly four-fold increase since 2003
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Healthcare Changes Under Affordable Care Act Raise Concerns for Hospital Chief Financial Officers
May 1, 2014
Rise of healthcare consumerism, transparency in pricing, variation in cost of care, recapitalization expenses has complicated task of managing hospitals’ financial future
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Bill to Clarify Three-Midnight Rule for Medicare Patients Gains Support from Congress, Hospitalists
May 1, 2014
H.R. 1179 would eliminate confusion around hospital admission requirements to cover skilled nursing care; relieve financial burden for Medicare patients, families
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State of the Art
May 1, 2014
A conversation about team-based, unit-focused care with Emory hospitalist Jason Stein, MD, SFHM
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Hospital Medicine Leaders Share Practice Management Pearls at HM14
May 1, 2014
Experts provide updates on best practices in day-to-day operation of hospitalist groups at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting
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How Hospitalists Can Improve Efficiency on Inpatient Wards
May 1, 2014
Organized pre-rounding sessions; a prioritized order of patient rounds; succinct, timely discharge documentation can help facilitate patient throughput
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Listen Now! Patrick Torcson, MD, MMM, SFHM, discusses how being a hospitalist prepared him for the C-suite
April 8, 2014
Dr. Torcson discusses his path to the C-suite, how being a hospitalist helped prepare him for that role, and the essential qualities of leadership
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Copper Safe, Effective in Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections
April 2, 2014
A reader responds to concerns around proposed use of copper touch surfaces in hospitals
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Salary, Staffing Issues Common Sticking Points Between Hospitalists, Hospital Administrators
April 1, 2014
Shared sense of responsibility, goodwill, commitment needed by both groups to resolve differences, avoid outsourcing
