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HM Groups Invited to Participate in 2016 State of Hospital Medicine Survey
January 21, 2016
Every other year, SHM’s practice analysis subcommittee invites all U.S. hospital medicine groups to participate in the State of Hospital Medicine (SOHM) survey.
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HM16 Takes a Look at Health IT, Post-Acute Care
January 20, 2016
Take a look at the HM16 program, and you get a snapshot of the most pressing topics in hospital medicine.
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2016: Celebrating 20 Years of Hospital Medicine and Looking Toward a Bright Future
January 19, 2016
For hospitalists who were practicing medicine in 1996, it may seem like just a few years ago; however, that was when the term “hospitalist” was first used by Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, and Lee Goldman, MD, in a New England Journal of Medicine article.
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Melissa Mattison, MD, SFHM, Offers Inside Scoop on HM16 Educational Offerings
January 19, 2016
HM16 course director Melissa Mattison, MD, SFHM, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, took some time out of her busy schedule to chat with The Hospitalist about how the annual meeting program comes together, the continued relevance of SHM meetings, resisting the lure
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Patients with Postoperative Myocardial Infarction May Benefit from Higher Transfusion Threshold
January 18, 2016
Clinical question: Is there an improved 30-day mortality rate if patients receive blood transfusion at higher hematocrit values after postoperative myocardial infarction (MI)? Background: Prior studies evaluating patients with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) who undergo non-cardiac
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Nebulized Hypertonic Saline Does Not Improve Outcomes for Non-ICU Infants with Acute Bronchiolitis
January 18, 2016
Clinical question: Does the use of nebulized 3% hypertonic saline shorten length of stay (LOS) in infants hospitalized with acute bronchiolitis? Background: Acute bronchiolitis is a disease primarily of infants and young children, triggered by a viral infection that leads to variable inflammation
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San Diego Hospitalist Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, Offers Suggestions on Things to Do at HM16
January 16, 2016
Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, associate clinical professor at the University of California at San Diego, has a concern: If people attending HM16 don’t get out and about, he worries, they might leave with the impression that his town is sort of, well, normal. “San Diego is a very laid-back place in gene
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Beta-Blockers May Increase Risk of Perioperative MACEs in Patients with Uncomplicated Hypertension
January 15, 2016
Clinical question: Does taking a perioperative beta-blocker increase the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and all-cause mortality in low-risk patients with essential hypertension (HTN)? Background: Guidelines for the use of perioperative beta-blockers are being reevaluated
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Pharmacist Involvement in Transitional Care Can Reduce Return ED Visits, Inpatient Readmissions
January 15, 2016
Clinical question: Does pharmacist involvement in transitions of care decrease medication errors (MEs), adverse drug events (ADEs), and 30-day ED visits and inpatient readmissions? Background: Previous studies show pharmacist involvement in discharge can reduce ADEs and improve patient satisf
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Hospital Medicine 2016 Expands, Offers ‘Something for Everyone’
January 14, 2016
If you can’t find anything that interests you at HM16, check your caffeine level.
