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Purposeful Visits Enhance Hospitalized Seniors’ Quality of Life
September 1, 2011
An abstract presented at HM11, “Purposeful Visits for Hospitalized Elderly Patients,” describes a service at the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) in Denver that has shown improvements in participating patients’ mood, agitation, and orientation. The purposeful-visit program was started, says
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Fiddling As HM Burns
September 1, 2011
It’s time hospitalists start turning words into deeds
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Dr. Hospitalist
September 1, 2011
Your hospital medicine questions answered
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to David Meltzer and Scott Lundberg talk about HM efficiency
September 1, 2011
Experts discuss the need for experienced hospitalistsand the effectiveness of hospitalists in recouping reimbursement
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The “Weak Link” in Patient Handoffs
August 3, 2011
Few studies have shown how to effectively improve communication to improve patient safety
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A Critical First Step
August 3, 2011
Defining ‘high-value’ hospitalist standards must precede process improvement
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The Tablet Revolution
August 3, 2011
Pros and cons associated with new technologies in hospital settings
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SQUINT Is Looking Out For You
August 3, 2011
New QI portal offers searchable database of tried-and-true projects
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Are You Delivering on the Promise of Higher Quality?
August 3, 2011
Studies hint at improved quality with HM, but imperfect measures and little comprehensive data spur calls for more research
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It Takes a Village
July 1, 2011
Safe transitions for indigent patients are a common, complex problem; HM can help lead hospital-community collaborations to improve outcomes
