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Hospitalist-Led, Post-Discharge Clinic Improves Care Transitions
November 1, 2013
Discharged patients were seen earlier at Denver VA Medical Center clinic than at urgent care facilities, primary-care physician offices
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Safety WalkRounds at Children’s Hospital Improve Teamwork
November 1, 2013
Engaging staff in team effort improved nurse–physician relationships, workflow, medical safety
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San Francisco Medical Center Adapts Choosing Wisely List for Waste Reduction Campaign
November 1, 2013
UCSF to focus on healthcare treatments identified by SHM for ABIM Foundation’s cost-cutting initiative
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How Should Patients with Acute Hip Fractures Be Managed Perioperatively?
November 1, 2013
Surgery is recommended within 48 hours, hospitalists should strive to prevent preoperative delirium and venous thromboembolic disease, postoperative infections
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Blood Culture for Uncomplicated SSTI Not Helpful with Bacteriologic Diagnosis
November 1, 2013
Tests for skin and soft-tissue infections in children found no evidence of pathogenic bacteria growth, extended patients' length of stay
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Hospitalists’ Role in PQRS, Pay for Performance Gets Boost
November 1, 2013
SHM effort supports adding inpatient codes to Physician Quality Reporting System to help hospitalists participate in Value-Based Payment Modifier program
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SHM Report Provides New Insights About Physician Practice Leaders
November 1, 2013
Leadership roles expand to help hospitals meet performance improvement goals
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Make Plans Now to Attend SHM’s 2014 Leadership Academy
November 1, 2013
Series of four-day courses in effective leadership to be held in Honolulu in November
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Two Hospitalist Groups Join SHM’s Hospital Medicine Exchange
November 1, 2013
Family medicine and post-acute hospitalists have signed on to participate in the online community
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Applications Being Accepted for SHM Fellows Program
November 1, 2013
Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants can apply to earn a Fellow, or Senior Fellow, in Hospital Medicine designation through January 10, 2014
