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Hospital Mobility Program Maintains Older Patients’ Mobility after Discharge
August 26, 2016
Does an in-hospital mobility program improve posthospital function and mobility among older medical patients?
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Working Towards Fewer Delirium Cases
August 25, 2016
Delirium may be preventable among the elderly population, according to an abstract
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Nonemergency Use of Antipsychotics in Patients with Dementia
August 22, 2016
What are the guidelines for nonemergency use of antipsychotics in patients with dementia?
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Frailty Scores Predict Post-Discharge Outcomes
August 22, 2016
Do frailty assessment tools aid in predicting post-discharge outcomes?
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Hospitalist Staffing Affects 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates
August 19, 2016
What hospital characteristics are associated with 30-day all-cause readmission rates?
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Intervention Decreases Urinary Tract Infections from Catheters
August 18, 2016
Hospitalists can impact CAUTI rates by using a simple bundle of interventions
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AAP Proposes Update to Evaluating, Managing Febrile Infants Guideline
August 3, 2016
The proposed update from AAP stresses the need to separate individual components of serious bacterial infections as the incidence and clinical course can vary
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Understanding, Counsel Can Help to Navigate Payor Audits
August 3, 2016
Receiving notice from a payor that you are being audited can be alarming. Questions will inevitably run through your mind, such as, Why? How? How much will this cost? [caption id="attachment_11441" align="alignright" width="150"] Dr.
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PHM16: Tips on Meeting Needs of Children with a Medical Complexity
August 2, 2016
Presenters: Mary L Ehlenbach, MD, FAAP; Megan Z Cardoso, MD, FAAP; and Christina Kleier, ARNP, PNP This session at PHM16 was focused on logistical tips on how to build a pediatric complex care program. Presenters opened with a discussion of how to define children with medical complexity going th
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PHM16: The New AAP Clinical Practice Guideline on Evaluating, Managing Febrile Infants
August 1, 2016
One of PHM16’s most highly-attended sessions was an update on the anticipated AAP guidelines for febrile infants between ages 7-90 days given by Dr. Kenneth Roberts. The goal is to give evidence-based guidelines, not rules, from the most recent literature available.
