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A SNF-based enhanced care program may help reduce 30-day readmissions
Publish date: April 2, 2018
Does introduction of an Enhanced Care Program affect 30-day readmissions of patients discharged from an acute care hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF)?
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Reducing outpatient medication costs
Publish date: December 13, 2017
Hospitalists used data to create a new algorithm-based tool to further reduce prescription cost.
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RIV spotlights HM-focused research in real-time
Publish date: May 9, 2017
LAS VEGAS – SHM’s annual Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignettes poster competition has exploded in popularity over the past few years.
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12 things pharmacists want hospitalists to know
Publish date: May 9, 2017
From better communications to extra vigilance to high-risk decisions, veteran pharmacists outline areas for improvement.
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VIDEO: Attaining the tools to start your own quality improvement project
Publish date: May 3, 2017
HM17 session on QI methodologies lays the foundation for hospitalist-led projects.
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Consider apps for better patient health
Publish date: March 28, 2017
Patient-facing apps have potential to help high-need, high-cost populations, but technology also poses risks.
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Startup Pharmacy Takes Mail-Order to Next Level, Could Solve Medication Management Issue for Millions
Publish date: June 10, 2015
It only takes one idea to help change the face of medicine and, recently, Forbes posted an article outlining a small startup pharmacy that could change the way we get our medication.
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Implementing Physician Value-Based Purchasing in Your Practice: HM15 Session Analysis
Publish date: April 9, 2015
HM15 Session: Putting Your Nickel Down: The What, Why, and How of Implementing Physician Value-Based Purchasing in Your Practice Presenters: Stephen Besch, Simone Karp RPh, Patrick Torcson MD MMM SFHM, Gregory Seymann MD SFHM Summation: HHS has set a goal of tying increasing percentages of Med
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Insulin Rules in the Hospital
Publish date: November 10, 2014
Although new medications to manage and treat hyperglycemia and diabetes continuously appear on the market, national guidelines and position statements consistently refer to insulin as the treatment of choice in the inpatient hospital setting. “When patients are admitted to the hospital, our stand
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Medication Reconciliation Toolkit Updated, Available to Hospitalists
Publish date: November 2, 2014
Medication Reconciliation Toolkit Updated, Available to Hospitalists
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