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Speakers Address Healthcare Reform, Political Climate at Society of Hospital Medicine’s Annual Meeting
April 3, 2012
Conway, Ornstein tell HM12 attendees to expect major change in coming years
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HM Group Scheduling Can Assist in Systems Improvement
April 3, 2012
But schedules can be complicated, and a one-size-fits-all model is nonexistent
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Update on Kawasaki Disease
April 2, 2012
Exciting collaborations with climate scientists have produced potential leads into associations with tropospheric wind patterns
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Affordable Care Act Implementation and How Hospital Medicine Can Help Lead Health Care
April 2, 2012
Former hospitalist calls for collective action from hospitalists nationwide
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PQRS and VBP Is Mixing Politics and Money; What Could Be More Dicey
April 2, 2012
Patrick Torcson, MD, SFHM, outlines physician reimbursement initiatives important to hospitalists
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Hospitalists Report Relatively High Job Satisfaction
April 2, 2012
Keiki Hinami from Northwestern University and Tosha Wetterneck from the University of Wisconsin reviewed results of the recent SHM Hospitalist Career Satisfaction Survey at a Monday morning session at HM12. The last satisfaction survey was done in 1999 when SHM was NAIP.
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Hospitalists Need to be Vigilant to Identify Kawasaki Disease
April 2, 2012
While Kawasaki disease is a classic pediatric disease, it is rare and may have atypical or incomplete presentations that are becoming more defined by current clinical research.
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SHM IT Quality Subcommittee Focuses on Clinical Decision Support
April 2, 2012
The committee met to discuss goals for the year, giving serious discussion to incorporating the concept of Clinical Decision Support to the SHM membership at large.
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Ornstein Addresses Health Policy in an Age of “Dysfunctional” Politics
April 2, 2012
Norman Ornstein, PhD, tells HM12 audience to expect a "bumpy ride" during the initial planning years for the future of healthcare.
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Dysfunction Junction: Norman Ornstein Tells HM12 Attendees of Current Challenges in Washington
April 2, 2012
Political analyst Norman Ornstein, PhD, addressed HM12 attendees during the conference's plenary session Monday.