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SHM’s Quality and Safety Educators Academy: Preparing Successful Residents and Students
October 1, 2012
SHM's two-and-a-half-day academy trains hospitalist educators to teach medical students and residents about quality and safety.
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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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12 Things Cardiologists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
October 1, 2012
Experts offer practical advice to help you care for the growing number of heart-failure patients.
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Managing the Customer Care Experience in Hospital Care
October 1, 2012
What healthcare can learn from Jiffy Lube and Cheesecake Factory
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Hospitalist-Led Teams Vital to Improved ED Care
September 27, 2012
Hospitalists reduce diversion, improve patient flow, JHM study shows
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Ask-Tell-Ask: Simple Technique Can Help Hospitalists Communicate Difficult Messages
September 5, 2012
Technique addresses the patient’s perspective, information that needs to be delivered, response to the patient’s emotions, and recommendations by the professional
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Hospitalists Play Integral Roles in HHS-Funded Innovation Projects
September 5, 2012
Three unique approaches offer additional layers of patient support, reduce readmissions and costs
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Local Solutions Spark Readmission Reductions
August 29, 2012
Pass the "coaching baton" across care settings, care transition program co-chair says
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Hospitalists Can Help SHM Improve Health IT Systems
August 29, 2012
The Society of Hospital Medicine believes that its members can be involved in the research to answer many of the important questions that are unresolved in HIT.
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How to Bridge Common Patient-Hospitalist Communication Gaps
August 29, 2012
When done effectively, communication can help hospitalists improve their patients’ sense of well-being and reinforce their adherence to medical treatments post-discharge