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What Hospitalists Should Know About ICE Visits
April 18, 2025
In the course of a hectic day with a huge patient load, the last thing a hospitalist might expect to handle is a visit from immigration officials demanding access to a patient the federal government...
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Trends in Benefits for Hospitalists, and How They Help With Recruitment and Retention
April 1, 2025
Every incentive counts when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent. In particular, today’s hospitalists view funding for continuing medical education (CME) and getting paid time off (PTO)...
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Reducing Avoidable Readmissions is an Important Focus for Hospitalists
April 1, 2025
Now in its 13th year, Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) continues to incentivize hospitals to do a better job of coordinating the care of patients they are discharging to...
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Coding Corner: Talk the Talk, Bill the Bill: Navigating Advance Care Discussion Billing
January 1, 2025
A 75-year-old woman with a previous medical history of high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, stage 4 chronic kidney disease, and lung cancer was admitted to the hospital with chest pain and...
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Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates by Physician and Patient Sex
January 1, 2025
Clinical question: Are hospital mortality and readmission rates associated with physician sex, and do these associations vary by patient sex? Background: Prior studies indicate that physician...
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Understanding Potentially Preventable 7-Day Readmission Rates in Medical Oncology Patients
January 1, 2025
Clinical question: What are the rates and the underlying risk factors for seven-day, unplanned, potentially preventable re-admission (PPR), among solid tumor patients in a medical oncology...
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Running Dry: How Hospitalists Can Conquer the IV Fluid Crisis
January 1, 2025
Intravenous fluids are undeniably essential in modern medicine, acting as a critical conduit for delivering hydration, electrolytes, medications, and nutrition to patients. They are vital for...
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Coding Corner: Come on In (Patient)!
December 2, 2024
A 38-year-old woman with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) is admitted to the emergency department-run observation unit at a local community hospital for a severe UTI and is...
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Defining and Measuring Those Administrative Pressures We All Feel
December 2, 2024
Clinical question: What are the common administrative harms hospitalists experience? Background: Administrative harm (AH) is a longstanding problem in health care and defined as adverse consequences...
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Expanded Care Roles for AI and Lots More: Seasoned Hospitalists Share Top Changes to the Specialty
December 2, 2024
What have been some of the most significant changes in hospital medicine since the specialty was established? What recent highs and lows have occurred in hospital medicine or healthcare as a whole?...