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Nasim Afsar, New SHM Board Member, Focuses on Improvement Initiatives
April 24, 2012
HM leaders need to disseminate best practices and integrate them into hospital practice, she says
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Study: Medicare Pay for Performance Might Not Work as Currently Designed
April 24, 2012
Hospitals should focus more on outcomes, incentives to make the model work, researcher says
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Jeffrey Glasheen, New SHM Board Member, Committed to Raising Quality of Care
April 18, 2012
Says he’ll “push the envelope” for quality issues
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HM Tool Designed to Pinpoint Program Strengths, Weaknesses
April 18, 2012
Performance measurement survey will be available free online
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: How the School of Medicine at Stanford University Is Addressing Female Physicians and Leadership
April 11, 2012
The school has increased the percentage of women at each faculty rank so that it now surpasses national averages
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Geriatric Patients Show Greater Cognitive Decline after Hospitalization
April 11, 2012
Hospitalists can assist in prevention, therapeutic strategies
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
April 11, 2012
Upper endoscopy is safe in patients with low hematocrits
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Wachter Highlights New Era for Hospitalists
April 5, 2012
Increasingly complex healthcare system calls for hospitalists to “champion reform,” Wachter tells HM12 attendees
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Engineering Can Help Hospitalists Solve Scheduling Dilemmas
April 5, 2012
Queuing principles, Little’s Law can ease caseload
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HM12 Session Analysis: Using IT Systems to Address Quality, Safety Imperatives
April 4, 2012
A hospital-based clinical decision support program can improve care processes and outcomes
