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Dr. Hospitalist
August 2, 2010
Use Incentives to Help Your Providers Succeed
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Market Watch
July 1, 2010
New drugs, indications, dosage forms, and approvals, including items about carglumic acid, desirudin injection, ritonavir, and saxagliptin/metformin
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In the Literature
July 1, 2010
Physician reviews of HM-related research, including cancer risks with CT imaging, monoclonal antibodies in C. difficile, and autcomes associated with hyponatremia
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What Is the Most Cost- Effective Evaluation for a First Syncopal Episode?
July 1, 2010
Syncope is defined as sudden, self-terminating loss of consciousness. Syncope is a common problem, accounting for 1% to 2% of ED visits in the U.S. The primary objective for evaluation is identification of individuals at increased risk of death due to associated conditions, especially cardiac conditions.
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Rule Proposes Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances, Doesn’t Scrap Pen-and-Paper Method
July 1, 2010
Is it true that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is going to allow doctors to prescribe controlled drugs electronically?
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Opinion
Hospitalist Salary Spike
July 1, 2010
New survey shows compensation rising, but beware over-generalization
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Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine Worth the Additional Cost
June 1, 2010
Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine Worth the Additional Cost Why are we being required to fork over an extra $380 for the Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine MOC? This feels like the icing on the cake of already a major ripoff. Dr. Ragan Grass Valley, Calif. Dr.
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Care Critical
June 1, 2010
Hospitalists can—and will—help solve ICU workforce issues
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How should Parkinson’s disease be managed perioperatively?
June 1, 2010
Case A 67-year-old female with moderately advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) had a mechanical fall in her home, which resulted in a humeral fracture.
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In the Literature: HM-Related Research You Need to Know
June 1, 2010
Including reviews of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and noncontrast CT for appendicitis diagnosis
