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Other Pediatric Literature of Interest
- Ann Mattison, RN, CPNP;
- Brian M. Pate, MD, FACP
July 2, 2005
1. Bender B, Skae C, Ozuah P. Oral rehydration therapy: the clear solution to fluid loss. Contemp Pediatr. 2005;22:72-6.
Acute diarrhea leads to more than 1.5 million outpatient visits, 200,000 hospital visits, and 300 deaths per year in the United States.
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Pediatric in the Literature
- Ann Mattison, RN, CPNP;
- Brian M. Pate, MD;
- Gina Weddle, RN, CPNP;
- Heather Williams, RN, CPNP;
- Jenny Geheb, RN, CPNP;
- Linda Hussey, RN, CPNP;
- Stevie Wilson, RN, CPNP
July 2, 2005
Hospital “Report Cards”: Variation in the Management of Bronchiolitis
Christakis DA, Cowan CA, Garrison MM, Molteni R, Marcuse E, Zerr DM. Variation in Inpatient Diagnostic Testing and Management of Bronchiolitis. Pediatrics. 2005;115:878-4.
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Pediatric Practice Profile
July 2, 2005
The Southern New Hampshire Medical Center Neonatal-Pediatric Hospitalist Program
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Other Literature of Interest
- David Ling, MD;
- Glenn Allison, MD, PhD;
- Xiao-Jie Liu, MD, PhD
July 2, 2005
1. Chimowitz MI, Lynn MJ, Howlett-Smith H, et al. Comparison of warfarin and aspirin for symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis. N Engl J Med. 352:1305-16.
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In the Literature
July 2, 2005
Role of Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems in Facilitating Medication Errors; Risk Stratification for In-hospital Mortality in Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure: Classification and Regression Tree Analysis; and Risk of Endocarditis among Patients with Prosthetic Valves and Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia
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The Template Progress Note: a Timesaving Innovation
July 2, 2005
Documentation in the form of the daily progress note is an important and cumbersome detail in the life of a hospitalist. Recognizing this, we saw an opportunity for improvement in this process and began a creative endeavor to rework the progress note.
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Transforming Care at the Bedside
- Barbara Crawford, RN, MS;
- Charles B. Meeks, RN, BSN;
- Cnaa;
- Kurt Swartout, MD;
- Mark V. Williams, MD
July 2, 2005
“Culture trumps strategy every time”
As hospitalists attempt to improve hospital care delivery, they strive to develop strategies for successful implementation of new guidelines, order sets, and alteration of utilization patterns.
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Time Management and the Hospitalist
July 2, 2005
Hospital medicine groups are becoming an integral part of healthcare delivery in the US. Since the term hospitalist was coined in 1996 by Robert Wachter, the U.S. has witnessed an amazing growth and development of inpatient programs.
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Patient Satisfaction: the Hospitalist’s Role
- Patrick J. Torcson, MD, MMM, FACP
July 1, 2005
Introduction
Patient satisfaction is a highly desirable outcome of clinical care in the hospital and may even be an element of health status itself (1). A patient’s expression of satisfaction or dissatisfaction is a judgment on the quality of hospital care in all of its aspects.
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Feeling a Little Blue
- Brad Fields, MD;
- Brian Parkin Md;
- Scott Flanders, MD,
July 1, 2005
Best of 2005 Annual Meeting Clinical Vignette Competition