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Restrictive Blood Transfusion Strategy with Trigger Hemoglobin
June 1, 2014
Transfusion strategy decreases risk of rebleeding, cardiac events, total mortality in patients with critical illness, bleeding
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ED Observation Syncope Protocol Reduces Resource Use Without Compromising Safety
June 1, 2014
Protocol decreased admission rates, length of hospital stay, costs for intermediate-risk patients with no impact on safety, patient satisfaction, quality of life
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Society of Hospital Medicine Sponsors Glycemic Control Mentored Implementation Program
June 1, 2014
Program supports development, implementation of hospitals' glycemic control measures; quality care of inpatients with hyperglycemia, diabetes
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How to Avoid Data Breaches, HIPAA Violations When Posting Patients’ Protected Health Information Online
June 1, 2014
Know which medical information must be de-identified before it’s shared over social media
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10 Choosing Wisely Recommendations by Specialists for Hospitalists
June 1, 2014
Medical societies list safe, cost-effective tests physicians should perform—and ones to avoid—when diagnosing patients
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PODCAST: Highlights of the June 2014 issue of The Hospitalist
June 1, 2014
Highlights of the June 2014 issue of The Hospitalist newsmagazine
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LISTEN NOW! ABIM Foundation EVP/COO Explains How the Choosing Wisely Campaign Got Started, and Its Impact on the U.S. Healthcare System
June 1, 2014
Daniel Wolfson, MHSA, executive vice president and COO of the ABIM Foundation, discusses how the Choosing Wisely campaign got started and its significance in U.S. healthcare
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LISTEN NOW! Two Additional Choosing Wisely Recommendations from Specialty Societies
June 1, 2014
Linda Cox, MD, president of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and Rahul Shah, MD, FACS, FAAP, co-chair of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation’s Patient Safety Quality Improvement Committee, offer recommendations for hospitalists
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LISTEN NOW! UC San Francisco’s Michelle Mourad Encourages Fellow Hospitalists To Get Involved in Quality Projects
May 5, 2014
Michelle Mourad, MD, director of quality and safety at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, talks about how to get involved in quality projects and how to push others to get involved, too
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Listen Now! American Enterprise Institute’s Scott Gottlieb, MD, Talks About the Impact the Affordable Care Act Will Have on Hospitalists
May 5, 2014
Physician and American Enterprise Institute resident fellow Scott Gottlieb, MD, talks about the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on both hospitalists and the institutions and groups that employ them
