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Early Tube Feeding Does Not Improve Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis
February 10, 2015
Clinical question Does early nasoenteric feeding decrease the rate of infections or death in patients hospitalized with severe acute pancreatitis? Bottom line In patients with severe acute pancreatitis, early nasoenteric feeding initiated within 24 hours of presentation, as compared
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s 2015 Annual Meeting Preview
February 2, 2015
SHM’s annual meeting returns to Washington, D.C., next month. For the third time in six years, HM15 will take place at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center in National Harbor, Md., and that means thousands of hospitalists will converge on the nation’s capital to learn and lobby.
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Hospitalists Lead Efforts To Reduce Care Costs, Improve Patient Care
February 2, 2015
In 2015, reimbursement for physicians in large groups is subject to a value modifier that takes into account the cost and quality of services performed under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Connects Physicians in Training with Specialty
February 2, 2015
SHM is introducing the Student Hospitalist Scholar Grant, an award of $500 a week for the summer to cover salary support for a student project related to patient safety/quality improvement or other areas relevant to the field of hospital medicine.
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Leaders in Hospital Medicine, Quality Improvement, Clinical Care to Attend HM15
February 2, 2015
Last year was a banner year for the hospital medicine movement: Hospitalist Vivek Murthy, MD, was confirmed as the U.S.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Offers Quality Improvement Tools for Hospitals
February 2, 2015
Whether you excel in the hospital room, the conference room, or the classroom, SHM’s quality improvement initiatives offer new tools featuring expertise from leaders in healthcare: Project BOOST: SHM is moving Project BOOST from an annual registration model to a rolling program, enabling hospita
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HM15 At Hand Mobile App Helps Hospitalists Plan for Annual Meeting
February 2, 2015
Hospitalists are a mobile bunch. Many were early adopters of smartphones and tablet technology. That’s why SHM is once again offering an interactive conference experience at its annual meeting.
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Reimbursement of Advance Care Planning by Medicare Has Support of Hospitalists
February 2, 2015
On Oct. 31, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule.
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How Hospitalist Groups Make Time for Leadership
February 2, 2015
Negotiating salaries. Improving patient flow. Increasing patient satisfaction. Reducing readmissions. Championing quality improvement efforts. Planning strategically. Handling schedule issues. Dealing with coverage issues. Working on Ebola preparation.
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Continuing Medical Education Opportunities at SHM Learning Portal, Leadership and Educators’ Academy
February 2, 2015
If you can’t make it to HM15, there are lots of other opportunities for CME and ongoing education through SHM: SHM Learning Portal: Members can sharpen their skills and earn CME from the comfort of their own homes, using devices of their choosing to access SHM’s CME-accredited Learning Portal fo
