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The Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- Mitchell Levy, MD;
- R. Phillip Dellinger, MD;
- Sean Townsend, MD
November 2, 2005
Potential for improving outcomes in patients who develop severe sepsis in the hospital
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SHM Establishes Palliative Care Task Force
November 1, 2005
End-of-life issues a priority as task force sets agenda
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The Red Badge of Katrina
November 1, 2005
MDs from Charity and University hospitals recall their experiences treating patients during Hurricane Katrina
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Tours of Duty
November 1, 2005
The lessons learned by hospitalists and other healthcare providers who rendered patient care in dire circumstances during Hurricane Katrina
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The Doctor Is In
- Daniel Shine, MD;
- Tim Lineberry, MD
October 2, 2005
The benefits of establishing a psychiatric hospital medicine program
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The Hepatoadrenal Syndrome, HSS to Treat CHF, Treatment for Atrial Fib, and More
October 1, 2005
WORSENING OUTCOMES AND INCREASED RECURRENCE OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AFTER INITIAL TREATMENT WITH METRONIDAZOLE?
Pepin J, Alary ME, Valiquette L, et al. Increasing risk of relapse after treatment of Clostridium difficile colitis in Quebec, Canada. Clin Infect Dis.
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Moving Out
October 1, 2005
What the future holds for thehospital discharge process
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Eye of the Storm
- and;
- Steven Deitelzweig, MD, FACP
October 1, 2005
The Ochsner Hospital Program in New Orleans hunkered down for the duration of Hurricane Katrina. Here is their story.
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Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care
- Coordinating Writer;
- Mary Pak, MD;
- Phyllis Hanlon;
- Project Leaders;
- Shm Benchmarks Committee
September 2, 2005
Patient safety and improved quality of care have become priority issues in the American healthcare system.
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Maximizing Throughput and Improving Patient Flow
- Coordinating Writer;
- Patrick Cawley, MD;
- Phyllis Hanlon;
- Project Leader;
- Shm Benchmarks Committee
September 2, 2005
According to data from the American Hospital Association (1), in 1985, the United States had 5732 operational community hospitals; by 2002, the latest year for which figures are available, the number had decreased to 4927, a loss of approximately 14% (1).