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News
QI enthusiast to QI leader: Jonathan Bae, MD, SFHM
September 21, 2017
Dr. Jonathan Bae’s desire to be a clinician was set at an early age, but his interest in quality improvement work came much later.
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News
Hospital readmissions penalties now in 5th year
September 19, 2017
Critics have questioned whether hospitals should be held accountable for readmissions, whether 30 days is the correct time frame for that accountability, and whether some hospitals might be taking the penalty hit rather than investing in care transitions.
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News
How hospitalists can help reduce readmissions
September 7, 2017
Multiple strategies exist that have either been proven to reduce hospital readmissions or show promise in doing so.
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Opinion
Hospital value-based purchasing is largely ineffective
September 7, 2017
Complicated pay-for-performance programs divert limited available resources away from meaningful improvement activities in order to comply with onerous reporting requirements.
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Opinion
Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Aug. 2017 “A Conversation with Dr. Eric Howell”
August 28, 2017
Leadership is an integral part of quality improvement work as it’s hard to get people to change if you can’t lead them through that change.
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News
Sneak Peek: Journal of Hospital Medicine – August 2017
August 23, 2017
Read the latest research from the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the premier publication for dissemination of research and education for the specialty of hospital medicine.
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News
Standardized infection ratio for CLABSI almost halved since 2009
August 21, 2017
Other hospital-related infections can’t match drop in SIR for central line–associated bloodstream infections.
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News
QI enthusiast to QI leader: Luci Leykum, MD
August 17, 2017
Dr. Luci Leykum of the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, sees the complementary sides of quality improvement and research.
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News
When families participate in rounds, errors decrease
August 11, 2017
When families are actively included in pediatric hospital rounds, preventable adverse events drop and families report better hospital experiences.
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News
Future Hospitalist: Top 10 tips for carrying out a successful quality improvement project
August 10, 2017
Implementing a successful quality improvement project requires intelligent direction, strategic planning, and skillful execution.
