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Hospitalist’s Study Cited in Federal Recovery Audit Legislation Passed by Senate
July 29, 2015
Society of Hospital Medicine members have a real impact. [caption id="attachment_10802" align="alignleft" width="66"] Dr. Sheehy[/caption] A paper published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine in April by Ann Sheehy, MD, MS, and colleagues was recently cited in Sen.
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Podcast Series “Before the White Coat” Explores Early Lives of Hospitalists
July 29, 2015
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a June 2015 post on SHM’s official blog, “The Hospital Leader”. When you see him on stage, it’s like he’s always been here.
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Specialty Hospitalists May Be Coming to Your Hospital Soon
July 29, 2015
Nearly 20 years ago, Bob Wachter, MD, coined the term “hospitalist,” defining a new specialty caring for the hospitalized medical patient.
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Regional CMO Robert Zipper, MD, MMM, SFHM, is Proud to Be Known as a Leader
July 29, 2015
Any hospitalist working for the largest HM group (HMG) in the country has one heck of a top-down perspective.
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PPI Usage with SBP Prophylaxis Predicts Recurrent Infections in Cirrhosis
July 29, 2015
Clinical question: What are the risk factors for development of a recurrent infection in cirrhotic patients hospitalized with an initial infection? Background: Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cirrhosis.
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Nontoxigenic C. diff Spores May Decrease Rates of Recurrent CDI
July 29, 2015
Clinical question: Is treatment with nontoxigenic C. diff strain M-3 (NTCD-M3) safe and effective in preventing recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)? Background: C. diff is the most commonly identified healthcare pathogen, and CDI has a 25%-30% recurrence rate. Not all C.
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Retrievable IVC Plus Anticoagulation Does Not Reduce Risk of Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism
July 29, 2015
Clinical question: Does a retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filter in addition to anticoagulation in patients with an acute pulmonary embolism (PE) decrease the risk of recurrent PE? Background: Inferior vena cava placement has increased dramatically over the last three decades.
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Joint Commission Leaders Call on Physicians to Embrace Quality Improvement
July 29, 2015
In a May 12 JAMA “Viewpoint” article, Mark Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, The Joint Commission’s president and CEO, and David Baker, MD, FACP, MPH, The Joint Commission’s vice president for healthcare quality evaluation, called on American physicians to acquire the necessary skills to take on new resp
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Hospitalists Choose Quality Metrics Most Important to Them
July 29, 2015
[caption id="attachment_10768" align="alignright" width="250"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] Fantasy sports, hospital medicine, and quality metrics.
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Rivaroxaban Less Expensive for Low-Risk VTE
July 29, 2015
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients with low-risk venous thromboembolism (VTE) who can safely be discharged from the emergency department, rivaroxaban is a less costly treatment than heparin and warfarin, according to results of a case-control study. "The biggest
