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SHM receives Eisenberg Award as part of I-PASS Study Group
April 19, 2017
The Society of Hospital Medicine is part of a patient safety research group that received the prestigious 2016 John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality presented annually by The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum.
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Opinion
How’s your postacute network doing?
April 7, 2017
Hospitalists should lead the discussion with patients on postacute facility selection as it relates to which facilities are in the network and why going to a network facility is advantageous.
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QI enthusiast turns QI leader
March 31, 2017
Quality improvement success starts with curiosity, builds with connection.
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Consider apps for better patient health
March 28, 2017
Patient-facing apps have potential to help high-need, high-cost populations, but technology also poses risks.
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Hospitalists seek tools for more efficient admissions
March 24, 2017
HM16 abstract explains how Lean/Six Sigma methods might streamline admissions.
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Enlisting social networks for better health outcomes
March 24, 2017
Commentary encourages engaging patients’ friends, family to assist in health care optimization.
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Create hospitalist-patient partnerships for safety and quality
March 22, 2017
Study reports sharing tool strengthens relationships, improve safety.
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Sneak Peek: Journal of Hospital Medicine
March 9, 2017
The impact of bedside interdisciplinary rounds on LOS, complications.
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More readmissions with delays in discharge summaries
February 14, 2017
Clinical question: Is there an association between time to completion of discharge summary and hospital readmission?
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February 2, 2017
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