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Goals, Patient-Centered Decisions Drive Hospitalist Julianna Lindsey
September 1, 2013
The veteran internist enjoys practicing acute-care medicine and positively affecting processes and patient outcomes throughout hospitals
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Academic Hospitalist Academy Provides Resources for Success
September 1, 2013
Course helps hospitalists navigate academic medicine programs, develop peer network
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Oklahoma Hospitalist Discusses Medical Center Devastation, Community Response
August 2, 2013
Joseph R. Womble, MD, talks about the devastating tornado that hit the medical center in Moore, Okla., and how he expects the community to respond
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Nonphysician Practice Administrators More Common as Hospital Medicine Groups Expand
August 2, 2013
SHM’s 2012 State of Hospital Medicine survey shows 75% of HM groups rely on dedicated, non-physician managers
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American College of Gastroenterology Releases C. Diff Recommendations
August 2, 2013
ACG guidelines on managing, diagnosing, preventing Clostridium difficile infections supplement previous advisories from other groups
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Joint Commission Tackles Alarm-Fatigue Risks from Medical Devices
August 2, 2013
Report finds barrage of warning noises can desensitize, distract professional caregivers from true emergencies
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Hospitalist Advocate Finds Niche in Hospital Medicine
August 2, 2013
Veteran administrator, medical business consultant Bryan Weiss, MBA, joins editorial advisory group
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Consumer Reports’ Hospital Quality Ratings Dubious
August 2, 2013
Health-care consumers should steer clear of report assembled from hodge-podge of metrics, data from various sources
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Hospital Medicine Groups Must Determine Tolerance Levels for Workload, Night Work
August 2, 2013
Hospitalists' stamina, fatigue threshold, and desire for work-life balance should be considered
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Proton-Pump Inhibitors Associated with Increased Mortality Risk
July 2, 2013
Is the use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) associated with risk of mortality or combined risk of death or rehospitalization in older patients discharged from acute-care hospitals
