Quality
Quality
Creating better performance incentives
There are better options than pay-for-performance programs.
Clinical
Reducing adverse drug reactions
Both in and out of the hospital, adverse drug reactions remain a problem.
Quality
Bringing QI training to an IM residency program
Quality improvement is crucial in today’s health care environment.
Quality
Following the path of leadership
Take advantage of opportunities to learn leadership skills available to hospitalists.
HM19
HM19: Things we do for no reason
High-value care is a key focus of systems improvement in pediatric hospital medicine.
Quality
Lower rates of patient satisfaction may predict readmission
Do higher rates of patient satisfaction lead to lower rates of hospital readmission?
Quality
Culture: An unseen force in the hospital workplace
The principles of crew resource management can be applied to hospital medicine to maintain positive work culture.
HM19
HM19: Interprofessional rounds
The purpose of interprofessional rounds is effective communication and efficient patient care.
Quality
Unit-based models of care
Unit-based teams offer a basic framework to optimize the inpatient system to facilitate better workflow.
Quality
Top 10 tips community hospitalists need to know for implementing a QI project
Even the smallest quality improvement projects can make considerable change.