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News
Position Paper on Critical-Care Debate Did Not Address Family Practice Physicians in ICU
January 1, 2013
The main thrust of the paper, "The Critical-Care Debate" article in The Hospitalist, October, 2012 issue, focuses specifically on physicians trained in internal medicine
News
Tailored Health IT Improves VTE Rates
December 26, 2012
Study shows value of electronic decision support tools, could spark physician buy-in
News
TeamSTEPPS Initiative Teaches Teamwork to Healthcare Providers
December 26, 2012
Hospitalists have an important role in improving team function
News
Why Hospitalists Should Pay Special Attention to Kidney Disease
December 13, 2012
Kidney disease the top diagnosis linked to readmission and death, study finds
News
Performance Disconnect: Measures Don’t Improve Hospitals’ Readmissions Experience
December 13, 2012
Two new studies find little improvement between quality measures, 30-day readmissions
News
Hospitalist Approach Good Model for Managing Patients
December 6, 2012
Coordinating services between hospital subspecialists could improve patient care
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News
Report Outlines Ways Hospital Medicine Can Redefine Healthcare Delivery
December 2, 2012
Recommendations from the Institute of Medicine include reforming payment, adopting digital infrastructure, and improving continuity of care
News
Hospitalists Take Greater Role in Assessing and Treating Pain
December 2, 2012
A multidisciplinary pain-management research group at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City pilots a program encouraging hospitalists to partner with nurses to focus on patient pain assessment and treatment
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Introducing Neuroquality and Neurosafety
December 2, 2012
How recent breakthroughs in brain science and related fields will impact quality improvement (QI) and patient safety in hospitals
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News
The Hospital Home Team: Physicians Increase Focus on Inpatient Care
December 2, 2012
Adminstrators look to hospitalists to solve workload, staffing and scope-of-practice issues
