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News
Supporting quality improvement strategies
December 2, 2019
Engagement is challenging and requires a focused effort.
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Opinion
Was the success of hospital medicine inevitable?
November 8, 2019
SHM leadership has always believed that hospital medicine is a “work in progress,” says Dr. Larry Wellikson.
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News
EHR prompt significantly reduced telemetry monitoring during inpatient stays
October 30, 2019
Can an EHR prompt reduce the utilization of telemetry monitoring on an inpatient medical service?
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News
i-HOPE study engages patients, families to improve quality of hospital stays
October 7, 2019
We cannot optimally improve outcomes of hospitalized patients if we don’t have patients’ perspectives.
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News
‘Bridging leaders’ link quality, medical education
October 4, 2019
Hospitalists are a natural bridge between clinical work and the training of residents and medical students.
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News
Flying toward equity and inclusion
- Flora Kisuule, MD, MPH, SFHM
October 1, 2019
A heterogeneous group of people leads to an engaged and high performing culture.
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News
HFNC 12 L/min on floor cuts down on bronchiolitis ICU transfers
September 2, 2019
Switching from 6 L/min makes a difference.
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News
CPAP safety for infants with bronchiolitis on the general pediatrics floor
August 26, 2019
SEATTLE – “Very, very few” hospitals do bronchiolitis CPAP outside of the ICU.
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News
Anticoagulant therapy for AFib in patients with end-stage renal disease
- Adam Wachter, MD;
- Faye Farber, MD;
- Megan Brooks, MD;
- Neil Stafford, MD;
- Poonam Sharma Md, SFHM;
- Rami Abdo, MD;
- Shree Menon, DO;
- Suchita Shah Sata, MD
August 23, 2019
Apixaban may be safer than warfarin for patients who have ESRD and who plan for anticoagulation because of AFib.
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News
Obtain proper reimbursements with more effective documentation and coding
August 21, 2019
Hospitalists should know the factors that influence coding to ensure accuracy and compliance.