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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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Speakers at HM13 Stress Overarching Reform, Day-to-Day Implementation
June 1, 2013
Hospitalists advised to put patients first, and embrace teamwork, quality initiatives
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‘Hill Trip’ Connects Legislators to Hospitalists, Health Care Issues
June 1, 2013
Record number of SHM leaders, members participate in “Hospitalists on the Hill 2013” annual advocacy day
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Medical Centers Take Tips from Other Industries
June 1, 2013
Future hospitalists learning quality improvement techniques proven successful in manufacturing, service sectors
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Hospitalists Can Address Causes of Skyrocketing Health Care Costs
June 1, 2013
Participating in quality improvement initiatives and shared decision making with patients and families can help
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Letters: Medicare Official Says ‘Physician Compare’ Website Does Not Provide Performance Data on Individual Doctors
June 1, 2013
Although the Website does not currently post individual physician clinical performance data, it does report if a physician participated in Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting System, and reported quality information for the year, says SHM president Shaun Frost, MD, SFHM.
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Hospitalists Poised to Advance Health Care Through Teamwork
May 2, 2013
Collaboration among hospitalists can help ensure open access to new discoveries that improve health care quality and affordability
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AMA Report Offers Nine Steps to Help PCPs Prevent Readmissions
May 1, 2013
Coordination between inpatient and outpatient teams is crucial to successful care transitions, research shows
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UCSF Engages Hospitalists to Improve Patient Communication
May 1, 2013
Quality team presented attending faculty with 29 best practices for patient-physician interaction
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Hospitalists Can Get Ahead Through Quality and Patient Safety Initiatives
May 1, 2013
Helping hospitals improve on key goals can pay off with career advancement, greater credibility for hospitalists
