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By the Numbers: 209,000
November 30, 2011
Projected total number of adult in-hospital cardiac arrests that are treated with a resuscitation response each year in U.S. hospitals is 209,000.
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Lost in Transition
November 30, 2011
It’s time we invest in patient-centric systems for transitional care.
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Quality, Defined
November 30, 2011
What hospitalists can learn from Potter Stewart.
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Seven-Day Schedule Could Improve Hospital Quality, Capacity
November 4, 2011
A new study evaluating outcomes for hospitals participating in the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines program found no correlation between high performance on adhering to measures and care standards for acute myocardial infarction and for heart failure despite overlap between
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Intermountain Risk Score Could Help Heart Failure Cases
November 4, 2011
A risk measurement model created by the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, may one day be a familiar tool to HM groups. Known as the Intermountain Risk Score (http://intermountainhealthcare.org/IMRS/), the tool uses 15 parameters culled from complete blood counts (CBC)
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New Jersey Hospital Funds Care-Transitions “Coach”
November 4, 2011
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, N.J., has partnered with Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Greater Mercer County to support care transitions for 350 chronically ill older patients.
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‘Smoothing’ Strategies in Children’s Hospitals Reduce Overcrowding
November 4, 2011
A report published online May 24 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that smoothing inpatient occupancy and scheduled admissions in 39 children’s hospitals helped reduce midweek overcrowding. Evan S.
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Academic Opportunity
November 2, 2011
HM12 expands educational, networking offerings for academic-minded hospitalists
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Should CMS Allow Access to Patient-Protected Medicare Data for Public Reporting?
November 2, 2011
Observational, database studies provide a powerful QI supplement vs. Unanswered questions, risks make CMS plan a bad idea
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Dr. Hospitalist
November 2, 2011
Peer Review Committee Is Best for Quality-of-Care Issues
