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How NPs and PAs Work with HM Groups
December 12, 2016
Data show most HM groups include NPs and PAs—here’s how they work together
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SHM Commits to Help Hospitals with Judicious Opioid Prescribing
December 11, 2016
SHM recently enrolled 10 hospitals in the United States in a one-year mentored implementation program
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Track List Available for Hospital Medicine 2017
December 11, 2016
Join SHM and thousands of colleagues from around the country for hospital medicine’s largest meeting, Hospital Medicine 2017 (HM17), May 1–4 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
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Tips for Working with Difficult Doctors
December 9, 2016
Intimidation, verbal outbursts, refusing to perform tasks—what to do when a nightmare doc is on your team
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QUIZ: What is the Rate of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Non-Cardiac Surgery?
December 8, 2016
[WpProQuiz 16] [WpProQuiz_toplist 16]
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Strategies for Preventing Patient Falls
December 8, 2016
Between 700,000 and 1 million people fall each year in U.S. hospitals, and about a third of those result in injuries that add an additional 6.3 days to hospital stays, according to a report from the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare. Some 11,000 falls are fatal.
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Helping Patients Quit Smoking
December 8, 2016
Inpatient hospitalization can be a key time for patients to quit smoking, according to an abstract called “No More Butts: An Automated System for Inpatient Smoking Cessation Team Consults.”1 “Tobacco smoking continues to be one of the most important public health threats that we face,” says lead
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Hospitalists See Benefit from Working with ‘Surgicalists’
December 7, 2016
The collaboration is widely supported by hospitalists because it brings several advantages, mainly a greater availability of the surgeon for consult.
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HM 2016: A Year in Review
December 7, 2016
The top 10 events that impacted the specialty this year
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Hospitalists Should Endorse Their Team Members
November 29, 2016
Patients should feel assured about who is caring for them
