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News
SHM Tallies Ratio of Hospital Respondents’ Observation Admissions to Inpatient Admission Encounters
April 2, 2013
Included in the Society of Hospital Medicine’s 2012 State of Hospital Medicine Report, the new metric was added due to increased hospital observation encounters
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Opinion
John Nelson: Excessive Workload a Concern for Many Hospitalists
April 2, 2013
Multiple factors contribute to workload concerns expressed by hospitalists
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to SHM Annual Meeting Course Director and Keynote Speaker
April 1, 2013
Bonus excerpts from interviews with HM13 course director Dan Brotman and HM13 keynote speaker David Feinberg
News
ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
April 1, 2013
Value of routine preoperative urine screening assessed; Impact of hospitalist-led intermediate care on patient survival; Risks of blood transfusion to treat upper GI bleeding; Low-dose steroids and increased mortality in sepsis; Reduced length of stay and hospital readmission rates; Restrictive blood transfusion strategies better for acute myocardial infarction; Trends in GI illnesses and their associated costs; Apixaban as a stand-alone anticoagulant in patients with VTE; Guidelines for upper endoscopy use in gastroesophageal reflux disease
News
The Process of Selling a Hospitalist Group from Start to Finish
April 1, 2013
Guidelines for mergers and acquisitions for hospital medicine practices of any size
News
Clinical Guidelines Updated for Surviving Sepsis in Hospitals
April 1, 2013
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign has new guidelines that aim to save 400,000 in 10,000 hospitals worldwide
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Society of Physician Entrepreneurs Co-Founder Talks about MD Career Changes
March 2, 2013
Entrepreneur Jeffrey N. Hausfeld, MD, MBA, FACS, managing director of FMS Financial Solutions, Greenbelt, Md., co-founder and treasurer of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs.
News
Survey Shows Five-Year Decrease in Employee Benefits, Paid Time Off for Hospitalists
March 2, 2013
Findings reported in SHM's 2012 State of Hospital Medicine survey
News
Is Your Hospital Medicine Group a Good Candidate for Project BOOST?
March 2, 2013
An eagerness to improve the hospital discharge process is a key quality for Project BOOST candidates
News
Hospitalists Urged to Help Reduce 30-Day Readmission Rate
March 2, 2013
Healthcare expert encourages hospitalists to use methods and assessment tools of the Project BOOST program to avoid unnecessary patient readmissions
