Quality
News
When families participate in rounds, errors decrease
When families are actively included in pediatric hospital rounds, preventable adverse events drop and families report better hospital experiences...
Quality
Future Hospitalist: Top 10 tips for carrying out a successful quality improvement project
Implementing a successful quality improvement project requires intelligent direction, strategic planning, and skillful execution.
News
Award for best hospital goes to … the Mayo Clinic
The U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2017-2018 includes the usual suspects, with the University of Michigan making a big move up the list...
Clinical
The Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine – 2017 revision
The 2017 revision of the Core Competencies seeks to maintain its relevance, value, and more importantly, highlight areas for future growth and...
Clinical
High Value Care curriculum reduced echocardiogram ordering
A High Value Care curriculum in a residency training program led to a reduction in the ordering of repeat echocardiograms.
Quality
QI enthusiast to QI leader: John Bulger, DO
This month features the story of John Bulger, DO, chief medical officer for Geisinger Health Plan.
From the Society
Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog - July 2017
What is the effect of heightened vigilance during unannounced accreditation surveys on safety and quality of inpatient care?
Quality
Sneak Peek: Journal of Hospital Medicine – July 2017
Read the latest research from the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the premier publication for dissemination of research and education for the...
Quality
Crossing the personal quality chasm: QI enthusiast to QI leader
This new series highlights the professional pathways of quality improvement leaders.
Clinical
Everything We Say and Do: Setting discharge goals and visit expectations
I always ensure at the end of my visit with a patient and their family that they know when to expect me to return to see their child again.