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Society of Hospital Medicine’s Project BOOST Pays Off
August 1, 2014
Applications for 2014 cohort of hospital readmissions reduction program accepted through August 30
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Choosing Wisely Case Competition Deadline Is September 9
August 1, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine award for winning case studies that implement high-value care principles of Choosing Wisely campaign
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TeamHealth Hospital Medicine Shares Performance Stats
August 1, 2014
Hospital medicine teams measure their performance based on Society of Hospital Medicine’s assessment scorecard
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Deaf Hospitalist Focuses on Teaching, Co-Management, Patient-Centered Care
August 1, 2014
Hospitalist team leader, educator Christopher Moreland, MD, MPH, FACP, has changed how peers regard doctors with disabilities
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Hospitals Lose $45.9 Billion in Uncompensated Care in 2012
July 1, 2014
American Hospital Association survey ties revenue loss to bad debt, charity care provided to patients who can't pay
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Health Information Technology Could Improve Hospital Discharge Planning
July 1, 2014
Electronic discharge summary template populates core components, incorporates text entries
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Home Hospice Providers Offer Best Practices for End-of-Life Care
July 1, 2014
Hospice care techniques improved outcomes, comfort for dying patients
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Three Ways to Improve Quality of Patient Care in Your Hospital
July 1, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine's glycemic control mentored implementation program, Project BOOST, Choosing Wisely competition can help
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Why Hospitalists Should Heed Choosing Wisely Recommendations
June 1, 2014
Cost-effectiveness campaign should compel physicians to be good stewards of finite healthcare resources
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American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s Choosing Wisely Campaign Promotes Evidence-Based Patient Care
June 1, 2014
Specialty societies, consumer groups have identified more than 300 potentially harmful tests, procedures physicians should discuss with patients; more to come throughout 2014