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Reducing sepsis mortality
April 30, 2019
A new tool will help identify root causes and ways to address them.
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How can I improve opioid safety at my hospital?
- Keri T. Holmes-Maybank, MD, MSCR, FHM;
- Thomas W. Frederickson, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM
January 3, 2019
Quality improvement is essential.
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What is the ‘meta’ in ‘metaleadership’?
November 28, 2018
It is easy in the course of career progression to lose track of the bigger picture of what you are doing.
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Quality and safety of hospital care from the patient perspective
August 30, 2018
Can patient feedback support health services to measure and improve the quality and safety of patient care in the hospital?
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Axillary thermometry is the best choice for newborns
August 24, 2017
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Do it under the newborns’ arms.
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Here’s what’s trending at SHM: July 2017
July 3, 2017
Get the latest news about upcoming events, new programs, and SHM initiatives.
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Do 30-day readmissions mean anything?
February 1, 2017
New research shows 97% of reasons for readmission are beyond clinician control.
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Why Aren’t Doctors Following Guidelines?
October 31, 2016
Studies show that when guidelines are applied, patients do better—so why aren’t doctors following them?
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CT Scans Reliable Determinants of Blunt Trauma
July 5, 2016
NEW YORK - CT scans identify all clinically significant cervical spine injuries in intoxicated patients with blunt trauma, according to a new study.
"I don't think any of the results were particularly surprising to any of us who regularly do trauma care, but what I do think is remarkable about th
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Six Strategies to Help Hospitalists Improve Communication
February 8, 2016
As Karen Smith, MD, SFHM, chief of hospital medicine at Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C., sees it, communication problems often arise at the first possible opportunity, when she’s trying to find out whom to call when she needs to inform a primary care physician or specialist abo