News
Nine Things Chronic-Pain Specialists Think Hospitalists Need To Know
October 1, 2013
From opioids and methadone to anesthetics and mental health assessments, hospitalists can play key role in chronic-pain management
News
Hospitals Reap Potential of Data Mining
October 1, 2013
Hospitalists use tool to predict risk of patient readmission, reduce rates of blood clotting, manage asthma patients
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News
Hospitalist Groups Extract New Solutions Via Data Mining
October 1, 2013
Technology can assist with clinical decision-making, predict health insurance fraud, identify at-risk patients
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News
Inside Hospitalists’ Evolving Scope of Practice
September 1, 2013
Medical subspecialty comanagement, primary clinical care for rapid-response teams, and nighttime patient coverage on expanded list of hospitalist services
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News
Multiple Approaches to Combat High Hospital Patient Census
September 1, 2013
A production-based pay structure, salary bonuses and incentives, and integration of advanced-practice providers can be effective
News
Reviews of Research on Health-Care Acquired Infections, Glucocorticoid Therapy in COPD, and Blood-Pressure Lowering in Intracerebral Hemorrhages
September 1, 2013
Also reviewed this month: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), prophylactic penicillin and recurrent leg cellulitis, and universal ICU decolonization and MRSA, infection rates
News
Among Physicians, 59% Would Not Recommend a Medical Career
September 1, 2013
Job dissatisfaction, career burn-out listed by physicians as top reasons they wouldn’t steer young people into medicine
News
What Are the Indications for a Blood Transfusion?
September 1, 2013
Practice guidelines support clinical judgment, but growing evidence suggests the threshold for blood transfusions should be a hemoglobin level of 7-8 g/dl
News
Study Investigator Explains Why Copper Surfaces Can Help Prevent Infections
September 1, 2013
Lead study investigator Michael Shmidt, PhD, discusses strategies for using copper to kill hospital-acquired infections
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Opinion
MGMA Physician Compensation Survey Raises Questions About Performance Pay
September 1, 2013
Survey includes extra-shift and bonus pay into median compensation figure for hospitalists, though not all physicians earn performance incentives
