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HM’s Role in Helping Hospitals Profit
Hospitalists can be at the forefront of the changes needed to reduce costs and improve profitability
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Six Ways You Can Help Reduce HAIs in Your Hospital
Hospitalists can help prevent hospital-acquired infections
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Gut Reaction
Clostridium difficile puts hospitalists to the test.
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Is a Post-Discharge Clinic in Your Hospital's Future?
A practice-changing perspective on hospitalized patients.
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Simple Interventions Save Lives
Relatively simple and inexpensive interventions can prevent hospital-acquired infections.
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Dartmouth Atlas: Little Progress Reducing Readmissions
The newest Dartmouth Atlas report documents little progress in decreasing 30-day readmissions, and identifies a link nationally between...
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High-Tech Linens Could Reduce Bacteria in Hospital Settings
A company pitching bacteria-resistant hospital linens is studying just how effective their product can be in the hospital setting.
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You've Got (Post-Discharge) Mail
An automated email system that notifies both hospitalists and PCPs about post-discharge test results can help ensure results don’t fall through...
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Congrats to the Class of 2013
Clinical informatics is scheduled to offer board certification following its recent approval by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
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By the Numbers: 209,000
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...