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Hospitalist movers and shakers – March 2018
March 26, 2018
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
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Top hospital heart failure performance translates to longer survival
March 24, 2018
ORLANDO – Get With the Guidelines data show that quality hospital care lengthens lives.
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How policy illustrates the value of SHM membership
March 23, 2018
Membership in SHM contributes directly to the advocacy efforts of the Society.
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Hospital boards can promote quality improvement
March 21, 2018
Study highlights the importance of board-level clinical leaders in hospitals.
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Beware of polypharmacy in patients taking warfarin
March 20, 2018
SAN DIEGO – The incidence of polypharmacy among patients on warfarin therapy appears to peak at age 75.
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Making structural improvements in health care
March 20, 2018
The relatively new field of improvement science provides a framework for research focused on health care improvement.
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Abdominal pain with high transaminases
March 19, 2018
Are abnormalities in alkaline phosphatase always present during the passage of gallstones?
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New tool improves hand-off communications
March 19, 2018
One of the riskiest transitions that patients go through is when they change levels of care.
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DOACs may be beneficial in post-op atrial fib after CABG
March 17, 2018
The use of direct oral anticoagulants were not significantly different from warfarin for safety and efficacy in cases of post-op atrial fib following coronary artery bypass grafting.
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When should nutritional support be implemented in a hospitalized patient?
March 16, 2018
Nutritional support should be provided to hospitalized patients via the most physiologic route possible.
