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New Framework for Quality Improvement
June 19, 2016
Improving healthcare means taking an efficacious intervention from one setting and effectively implementing it somewhere else. [caption id="attachment_15449" align="alignright" width="300"] Image Credit: Shuttershock.com[/caption] “It is this key element of adapting what works to new settings
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Applying Military Principles to HM Leadership
June 19, 2016
Hospitalists are more than doctors—they are also leaders in their organizations, which is why a new book by retired Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling is relevant to what they do every day.
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Recognizing Contributions Physician Personalities Make to the Greater Good
June 18, 2016
My family and I recently took a spring break trip out west to see a few national parks. During the trip, we stayed on a family ranch in Utah.
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Standardized Clinical Pathways’ Effects on Outcomes
June 17, 2016
Clinical question: What are the effects of implementing standardized clinical pathways on length of stay, cost, readmissions, and patient quality of life? [caption id="attachment_13645" align="alignright" width="150"] Dr.
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Use the Teach-Back Method to Confirm Patient Understanding
June 16, 2016
Editor’s note: “Everything We Say and Do” is an informational series developed by SHM’s Patient Experience Committee to provide readers with thoughtful and actionable communication tactics that have great potential to positively impact patients’ experience of care.
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Does Preoperative Hypercapnia Predict Postoperative Complications in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
June 10, 2016
Clinical question: Are patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and preoperative hypercapnia more likely to experience postoperative complications than those without? Background: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is known to increase medical morbidity in patients with OSA, but its impact
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Rapid Immunoassays for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Offer Fast Screening Possibilities
June 10, 2016
Clinical question: How useful are rapid immunoassays (RIs) compared to other tests for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)? Background: HIT is a clinicopathologic diagnosis, which traditionally requires clinical criteria and laboratory confirmation through initial testing with enzyme-linked im
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Does U.S. Healthcare Need More Diverse Leadership?
June 9, 2016
Throughout its history, the United States has been a nation of immigrants. From the early colonial settlements to the mid-20th century, most immigrants came from Western European countries.
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Impact of Delayed Discharge Summary Completion on Hospital Readmission
June 8, 2016
Clinical question: Is a delay in completion of hospital discharge summary associated with hospital readmissions? Background: Inpatient discharge summaries serve as a communication tool to future care providers.
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Effects of Assigning Medical Teams to Nursing Units on Patient Care
June 8, 2016
Clinical question: Does assigning a single medical team to a nursing unit (regionalizing) improve communication and prevent adverse events? Background: Many factors impact communication in healthcare delivery. Failures in communication are a known source of adverse events in hospital care.
