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News
Statins cut vascular events in elderly patients
February 5, 2019
Analysis challenges current practice of discontinuation after age 75 years.
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Opinion
Positive change through advocacy
- Ron Greeno, MD, FCCP, MHM
August 3, 2018
SHM past president Dr. Ron Greeno says the society takes the lead on issues that impact the U.S. health care system.
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News
Is it time for health policy M&Ms?
January 30, 2018
It’s important for physicians to know the policies that are aligned with, and those that may undermine, what they’re doing to improve their patients’ health.
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News
Short takes
January 29, 2018
A brief roundup of HM-centric research.
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News
Walking the halls of power
October 10, 2017
Our health care system needs to improve and innovate, and hospitalists are well positioned to create that change.
News
How to manage bleeding in patients taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)
- David Garcia, MD;
- Ronald Huang, MD, MPH;
- Scott Hagan, MD;
- Tyler Albert, MD
September 21, 2017
As a primary concern about the routine use of direct oral anticoagulants has been the lack of commercially available direct reversal agents, clinicians are often left wondering how to manage bleeding episodes in patients receiving DOACs.
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News
More studies show Medicaid expansion has benefited hospitals
September 12, 2017
Any contraction of the Medicaid expansion offered through the Affordable Care Act will reduce overall health insurance coverage and could have important financial implications for U.S. hospitals.
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News
How hospitalists can help reduce readmissions
September 7, 2017
Multiple strategies exist that have either been proven to reduce hospital readmissions or show promise in doing so.
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News
Study: No increased mortality with ACA-prompted readmission declines
July 18, 2017
Reductions in 30-day hospital readmission rates among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries are weakly but significantly correlated with reductions in hospital 30-day mortality rates after discharge.
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News
Hospitalist meta-leader: Your new mission has arrived
June 22, 2017
Hospitalist leaders must keep both eyes focused on the horizon, to ensure that when conditions change, their organizations are ready to adaptively innovate and transform.