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Hospitalists Should Make Commitment to Improve Healthcare Safety
June 1, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9884" align="alignright" width="250"] "Checklist Doctor" Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, speaks to thousands of hospitalists at HM15. Image Credit: Manuel Noguera[/caption] Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, knows how to deliver a great talk.
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How Should a Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension Be Evaluated, Managed?
June 1, 2015
Case A 62-year-old female with no significant past medical history presents with three weeks of progressive dyspnea on exertion and bilateral lower extremity edema. Family members report that the patient often snores and “gasps for air” during sleep.
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Hospitalist Consults on Psychiatric Patients Concern Nurses
June 1, 2015
I am a psychiatric nurse and am concerned about the new group of hospitalists who are taking over all the new ED patients: Are signing off to the nursing staff or in the electronic health record (EHR); they do not speak with the attending psychiatrist; Are not monitoring their own medications,
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Physician Culture, Beliefs Drive Variation in Healthcare Spending
June 1, 2015
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and other institutions have long tried to quantify the prevalence and geographic variation of low-value care.
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Many Physicians Unaware of Costs for Lab Tests, Procedures
June 1, 2015
Sometimes, simply knowing what a test costs can make all the difference. Many physicians have sheepishly admitted that they know little about the price tags attached to the procedures and tests they order on a routine basis—or how that might impact their patients financially.
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Insufficient Time for Patients May Add to Healthcare Waste
June 1, 2015
Reform advocates agree that a doctor’s time is a scarce resource that can contribute to waste when it is stretched too thin. “It’s not just about overtreatment; it’s about getting the right treatment, and the right treatment depends on the right diagnosis, and the right diagnosis depends on reall
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Tips for Reducing Medical Device Alarm Fatigue
June 1, 2015
In April 2013, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert that provided hospitals with recommendations for assessing their individual circumstances and developing a systematic, coordinated approach regarding medical device alarms. The recommendations correspond with those of the Association
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Observation Status Bill in Senate Doesn’t Solve Policy Problem
May 31, 2015
As you may have heard, H.R. 876, a bill unanimously passed in the House recently, requires a hospital to give adequate oral and written notification of a patient’s observation status.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Engagement Benchmarking Service Available
May 31, 2015
SHM’s new Engagement Benchmarking Service helps hospital medicine groups (HMGs) better understand how to engage their physicians for increased retention and performance.
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Hospital Medicine Exchange Posts Top Topics Among Hospitalists
May 31, 2015
More than 7,000 hospitalists have logged in to HMX to ask questions and share successes.
