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The interplay between staffing and scheduling
- Amanda Trask, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CMPE, SFHM
April 12, 2021
More than half of adult hospitalist groups report having their schedules disrupted by COVID-19.
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Hospital medicine in a worldwide pandemic
September 10, 2020
Scope of practice for the hospitalist model continues to evolve, with increased demand for comanagement roles.
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For everything there is a season
January 13, 2020
Participation will help ensure that your group is contributing to a robust hospital medicine database.
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Hospitalist scheduling: A search for balance
- Amanda Trask, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CMPE, SFHM
March 7, 2019
Ensuring that the hospitalist team is right sized is an art.
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The state of hospital medicine in 2018
January 8, 2019
Slow growth in compensation, more funds for hospital support, but productivity remains flat.
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The new SoHM report is here, and it’s the best yet!
October 8, 2018
Use the 2018 State of Hospital Medicine Report to assess how your practice compares to your peers.
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Hospital safety program curbs surgical site infections
May 25, 2018
An AHRQ-designed program significantly reduced SSIs and improved safety culture in Hawaiian hospitals.
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Communication tools improve patient experience and satisfaction
August 24, 2017
In a culture prioritizing clinical outcomes above all, there can be a tendency to lose sight of one of the most critical aspects of providing effective care: the communication skills that build and foster physician-patient relationships.
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National Program Reduces Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
- Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD
August 8, 2016
Clinical question: Can a program of education, feedback, and proper training reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients?
Bottom line: The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP, is a national program in the United States that aims to reduce catheter-ass
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Tips for Improving Early Discharge Rates
May 29, 2016
Discharging patients before noon has many advantages: It creates open beds to accommodate the surge in admissions in the afternoon and helps minimize the bottleneck in system-wide patient flow, says Ragu P.