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Other Literature of Interest
- David Feldstein, MD;
- Eric Siegal, MD;
- Greg Busse, DO;
- Joseph Gergyes, MD;
- Mary Pak, MD;
- Tosha Wetterneck, MD And Leah Zalapa, MD
January 2, 2005
1. Annane D, Bellissant E, Briegel J, et al. Corticosteroids for severe sepsis and septic shock: a systematic review and metaanalysis. BMJ. 2004;329:480.
Severe sepsis is a common cause of ICU admissions and continues to have mortality rates as high as 30%.
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Practice Profile
- Im;
- Stacy Goldsholl, MD, BC
January 2, 2005
Covenant HealthCare Hospital Medicine Program
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Update from the Public Policy Committee
January 2, 2005
The Public Policy Committee has spent a great deal of time in recent months learning about the current reimbursement issues facing hospitalists. It is our belief that hospitalists bring something unique to the bedside that is not being recognized by our current payor system.
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OTHER PEDIATRIC LITERATURE OF INTEREST
January 2, 2005
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Calcitonin Precursors and IL-8 as a Screening Panel for Bacterial Sepsis
- Christopher D. Miller, MD;
- Mia Ganninger, MD;
- Y. Ray Chan, MD
January 2, 2005
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Practice Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Meningitis
- David Feldstein, MD;
- Eric Siegal, MD;
- Greg Busse, DO;
- Joseph Gergyes, MD Mary Pak, MD;
- Tosha Wetterneck, MD And Leah Zalapa, M
January 2, 2005
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Issues in Determining Appropriate Levels of Hospitalist Staffing
January 2, 2005
Introduction
A major challenge for leaders of hospital medicine programs is determining appropriate staffing levels.
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Resident Work Hours, Hospitalist Programs, and Academic Medical Centers
- and Scott Flanders, MD;
- Vikas Parekh, MD
January 2, 2005
In July of 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) implemented new rules that restricted resident work hours to no more than 80 per week and restricted continuous duty to no more than 30 hours (24 hours plus 6 hours for transfer of care, the “24+6” rule).
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Taking Your Best Shot at the Flu
- Jeffrey L. Greenwald, MD,
January 2, 2005
10 Steps to Developing an Inpatient Influenza Vaccination Initiative
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A State-of-the-Art Report on Hospital Medicine Education
- Alpesh Amin, MD, MBA, FACP;
- Jane Mihelic, MA;
- Tina Budnitz, MPH,
January 2, 2005
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) is committed to improving the quality of in-patient care through the provision of educational programs, tools, and resources to its membership. In 2002, the SHM Education Committee and leadership met to develop its first strategic plan for education.