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Four Recommendations to Help Hospitalists Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
November 1, 2013
How to prevent infections, track their causes, and identify risk factors
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MARQUIS Highlights Need for Improved Medication Reconciliation
October 1, 2013
Thorough, vetted medication history on admission is key to smooth hospital stay, discharge
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Boston Hospital Earns Quality Award
October 1, 2013
Beth Israel Deaconess earns McKesson Quest for Quality Prize for leadership, innovation in quality improvement, safety
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Hospital-Based Palliative Care Reduces Length of Stay, Charges, Invasive Procedures, ICU Deaths
October 1, 2013
Hospitalized children who received PC in the ICU had reduced lengths of stay, charges, invasive procedures, mortality rate
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Medicare Penalties Make Hospital-Acquired-Infection Solutions a Priority
September 1, 2013
Regulatory shift would reduce reimbursement to hospitals for treating patients with certain HAIs
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How Copper Could Solve Problem of Hospital-Acquired Infections
September 1, 2013
Antimicrobial effect of copper-alloy surfaces kills 99.9% of bacteria, can supplement efforts to decrease HAIs
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Rising Medicare Spending for End-of-Life Care Brings Patients’ Wishes into Focus
July 31, 2013
Patients increasingly use hospice services over hospitalization in their last days, study shows
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Prediction Model Identifies Potentially Avoidable 30-Day Readmissions
July 2, 2013
Can a prediction model based on administrative and clinical data identify potentially avoidable 30-day readmissions in medical patients prior to discharge?
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IPC-UCSF Fellowship for Hospitalist Group Leaders Demands a Stretch
July 1, 2013
Program brings hospitalists together for training sessions, distance learning, executive coaching, project mentoring
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Hospitals’ Battle Against Superbugs Goes Robotic
July 1, 2013
Machines that emit ultraviolet light, hydrogen-peroxide vapors to stop spread of antibiotic-resistant germs being tested