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Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Sept. 2017
September 26, 2017
To avoid potentially catastrophic situations, we should all use advanced care documentation as the start of a careful conversation about goals of care and treatment choices.
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Opinion
Student Hospitalist Scholars: The importance of shared mental models
September 15, 2017
It can be difficult to maintain quality patient care in a large health system with both increased census and increased handoffs.
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How hospitalists can help reduce readmissions
September 7, 2017
Multiple strategies exist that have either been proven to reduce hospital readmissions or show promise in doing so.
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Opinion
Using EHR data to predict post-acute care placement
September 1, 2017
Discharge planning does not necessarily have to start late in the hospital stay.
News
Simplified HOSPITAL score predicts 30-day readmissions
August 29, 2017
Clinical Question: Will a simplified HOSPITAL score accurately predict 30-day readmissions?
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Communication tools improve patient experience and satisfaction
August 24, 2017
In a culture prioritizing clinical outcomes above all, there can be a tendency to lose sight of one of the most critical aspects of providing effective care: the communication skills that build and foster physician-patient relationships.
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New telehealth legislation would provide for testing, expansion
August 11, 2017
A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would authorize the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation to test expanded telehealth services provided to Medicare beneficiaries.
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Opinion
Student Hospitalist Scholars: The importance of communication
July 26, 2017
What use is clinical knowledge if it cannot be appropriately used to benefit patients in a clinical setting?
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Large-scale implementation of the I-PASS handover system
July 25, 2017
Clinical Question: Is a system-wide I-PASS handover system able to be effectively implemented?
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HM17 session summary: Hospitalists as leaders in patient flow and hospital throughput
July 12, 2017
An education session at HM17 focused on key topics in patient flow and throughput for hospitalist physicians.
