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Bloodsteam Infections in ICU Patients Plummet
January 2, 2013
Bathing all ICU patients daily with antimicrobial chlorhexidine soap credited for 44% reduction in infection rates at hospitals in 16 states
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Position Paper on Critical-Care Debate Did Not Address Family Practice Physicians in ICU
January 1, 2013
The main thrust of the paper, "The Critical-Care Debate" article in The Hospitalist, October, 2012 issue, focuses specifically on physicians trained in internal medicine
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Guidelines Help Slash CLABSI Rate by 40% in the ICU
October 31, 2012
Proper hand hygiene, antimicrobial agents on safety checklist that hospitalists are encouraged to follow
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Derek C. Angus discuss incorporating hospitalists into a tiered system of ICU care
October 10, 2012
Dr. Angus is chair of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Dressler, MD, MSc, SFHM, discusses the differences in opinion over the SHM/SCCM critical care fellowship proposal
October 10, 2012
Dr. Dressler is associate professor of internal medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and a former SHM board member
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Debate Rages Over Hospitalists’ Role in ICU Physician Shortage
October 2, 2012
As provider shortages plague ICUs nationwide, the spotlight turns to hospitalists' training and willingness to bridge the gap
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ICU Hospitalist Model Improves Quality of Care for Critically Ill Patients
October 1, 2012
With proper training, hospitalists working in the ICU can benefit the care of critically ill patients
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Hospitalists Can Help Alleviate Intensivist Shortage
May 23, 2012
SHM and Society of Critical Care Medicine propose critical-care accreditation pathway for HM physicians
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Report Supports Telemedicine Use in ICU
December 15, 2010
Hospitalists could benefit from its efficiency, experts say
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Hospitalist/Intensivist Model Lowers Costs, Maintains Quality of Care
September 1, 2010
As the field of HM continues to mature, branch out, and is called upon to lead in the care of a larger cross-section of hospitalized patients, it is only natural that this includes the critically ill patient.
