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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Trial by Error: An Oklahoma Hospital’s Bundling Experience
November 1, 2010
Hillcrest Medical Center’s first-year experience with bundled payments provides an illuminating window into what other hospitals might encounter as the payment reform concept expands beyond the first few pilot sites.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Early-Career Hospitalists Spark Growth in On-Site Night Coverage
October 1, 2010
More than two-thirds of HM programs provide on-site coverage at night; millennials' belief in work-life balance fuels "clearly defined" schedules
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Medical Tourism
October 1, 2010
With nearly 6 million Americans seeking care abroad, hospitalists need to have a working knowledge of the quality and cost of overseas care
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What Should I Do If I Get a Needlestick?
October 1, 2010
Healthcare workers who suffer needlestick injuries require immediate identification and attention to avoid transmission of such infectious diseases as HIV, HBV, and HCV.
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Endangered Species?
October 1, 2010
Primary care faces myriad challenges, but help is on the way
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Should hospitalists accept gifts from pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech companies?
October 1, 2010
CON: You might not know it, but samples and free lunches influence decisions
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Should hospitalists accept gifts from pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech companies?
October 1, 2010
PRO: Listen, learn, then make your own informed decision
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To Err is Human
October 1, 2010
SHM enacts new systems, protocols to eliminate missteps
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Playground Politics
September 1, 2010
Congress continues to meddle with Medicare’s reimbursement formula
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Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Guidelines Produce $20M in Medicare Savings
September 1, 2010
Falls and trauma account for 34% of all HACs reported from October 2008 to June 2009, followed by vascular catheter-associated infection (16%) and catheter-associated UTIs (16%).
