Practice Management
Opinion
Engaging skeptical parents
With skeptical parents, resist the urge to tell, and listen instead.
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Teleconference is effective in assessing penicillin allergy
ORLANDO - Teleconferencing saved money, physician time, and patient exposure to more potent antibiotics.
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Preparing to respond to workplace violence
SAN ANTONIO – The latest data show that the great majority of workplace violence is perpetrated by individuals outside the organization.
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Consent and DNR orders
Where have the courts set the lines over the issue of consent surrounding decisions to withhold CPR?
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Study: Half of doctors sued by age 55
Who wins when cases go to court?
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Reported penicillin allergies hike inpatient costs
Extra inpatient costs may top $4,000, though confirmatory testing doesn’t confirm most reported allergies.
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MedPAC: Medicare hospital readmissions program is working
WASHINGTON – Not everyone was convinced by MedPAC staff analysis.
Practice Management
Checklists to improve patient safety have mixed results
Checklists to improve patient safety have mixed resultsClinical question: Do checklists improve patient safety among hospitalized patients?...
From the Society
SHM launches 2018 State of Hospital Medicine Survey
Biennial survey provides extensive insight into hospital medicine groups’ configuration and operations.
Practice Management
U.S. hospitalists estimate significant resources spent on defensive medicine
Clinical question: What percent of inpatient health care spending by hospitalists can be attributed to defensive medicine?