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Consider Patient Safety, Outcomes Risk before Prescribing Off-Label Drugs
December 2, 2012
Once a drug has been approved for use, if, in your clinical judgment there are other indications for which it could be beneficial, then you are well within your rights to prescribe it
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Defining a Safe Workload for Pediatric Hospitalists
December 2, 2012
The truth about hospitalists' sleep hygiene, work schedules, and clinical impact
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Federal Grant Supports “eHospitalist” Pilot Program in Wisconsin
November 28, 2012
Hospitalists expand telemedicine services with rural hospitals that lack primary-care coverage
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
November 28, 2012
Effects of clopidogrel added to aspirin in patients with recent lacunar stroke
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Pay-for-Performance Challenged as Best Model for Healthcare
November 22, 2012
Critics find no evidence linking financial reward incentive plan with positive patient outcomes
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Accountable-Care Organizations on the Horizon for Hospitalists
November 15, 2012
HM groups should assess move from fee-for-service model, leading hospitalist says
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End-of-Life Care Can Bring on Challenges for Hospitalists
November 15, 2012
Dealing with families of seriously ill patients raises questions, concerns for hospitalists
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National Groups Promote Efficiency Agenda
November 9, 2012
Three-year results of one QI program found 157 hospitals saved an estimated 25,000 patient lives and $4.5 billion in costs
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Anticoagulant’s Receives FDA Approval to Treat Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism
November 8, 2012
Rivaroxaban's new indications for DVT, PE a "major breakthrough," experts say
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Quality Initiative Generates Widespread Improvements for Hospitals
November 2, 2012
Some 90% of hospitals that participated in Aligning Forces for Quality program saw improvements, such as fewer avoidable readmissions
