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Pediatric Hospitalist Charts Decade-Long Journey in Health Care
June 1, 2013
From would-be vagabond to visionary, Mark Shen, MD, challenges peers to define value in hospital medicine
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Nonurgent Pediatric Admissions on Weekends Bump Up Hospital Costs
June 1, 2013
Hospitalists encouraged to admit failure-to-thrive patients on Mondays to save money, reduce length of stay
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When Should Hospitalists Consult A Dermatologist About Pediatric Conditions?
May 7, 2013
Distinguishing between acute and chronic dermatologic conditions is important
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Pediatric Readmissions Vary Significantly Across Children’s Hospitals
May 1, 2013
Pediatric 30-day readmission rates are lower than in elderly adults; top three conditions distinctly different
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Medicare CMO Encourages Hospitalists to Become Experts in Managing Quality Patient Care
April 1, 2013
A top official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will deliver a keynote speech urging hospitalists to step up their focus on patient-centered outcomes at SHM's annual meeting, HM13
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Hospitalists Gear Up to Lobby Congress on Health Care Policy
April 1, 2013
SHM's annual trek to meet with Capitol Hill legislators on May 16 is expected to draw hundreds of hospitalists
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Conservative Management of Pediatric Pleural Empyema Results in Good Long-Term Outcomes
April 1, 2013
Better understanding of parental preferences will become critical to making the right decision for each patient
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Hospitalists Encouraged to Embrace Medicare’s VBPM Program Now
April 1, 2013
Adopting value-based payment modifier plan will help hospital medicine practices avoid penalties ahead of 2017 deadline
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Hospitalwide Reductions in Pediatric Patient Harm are Achievable
March 1, 2013
Quality care initiatives are needed to eliminate preventable harm, improve safety for pediatric inpatients
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Increased Ordering of Diagnostic Tests Associated with Longer Lengths of Stay in Pediatric Pneumonia
February 1, 2013
A retrospective database review of twenty-nine freestanding children’s hospitals showed that unnecessary testing in children hospitalized with pneumonia may lead to longer length of stay
