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ED key to reducing pediatric asthma x-rays
August 1, 2018
ATLANTA – It takes more than a guideline to change behavior.
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Asthma medication ratio identifies high-risk pediatric patients
July 27, 2018
ATLANTA – A quality metric for asthma exacerbation could be lead to a helpful app.
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Pediatric inpatient seizures treated quickly with new intervention
July 13, 2018
TORONTO – A new system for getting antiepileptic medications to pediatric inpatients having a seizure significantly reduced time to treatment.
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The rapidly disappearing community pediatric inpatient unit
- Weijen W. Chang, MD, SFHM, FAAP
July 12, 2018
Across the U.S., pediatric inpatient units in community hospitals have failed to even flirt with breaking even.
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SHM expresses support for Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
July 10, 2018
At the moment, the projected wait time for hospitalists from some countries to receive their green cards could easily exceed 25 years.
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Addressing malnutrition and improving performance
June 22, 2018
It’s a widespread problem among admitted patients that often goes unrecognized.
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CMS sepsis measure a challenge to report
June 11, 2018
The Sepsis CMS Core Measure program, or SEP-1, has not been embraced by everyone.
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A U.S. model for Italian hospitals?
- Andrea Fontanella, MD;
- Francesco Orlandini, MD;
- Giovanni Murialdo, MD;
- Mauro Silingardi, MD;
- Micaela La Regina, MD;
- Valerio Verdiani, MD
June 7, 2018
Hospital-based physicians in Italy are looking with great interest at the American hospitalist model.
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A clinical pathway to standardize use of maintenance IV fluids
- Weijen W. Chang, MD, SFHM, FAAP
June 5, 2018
Standardizing the composition of IVF results in increased use of isotonic and potassium-containing fluids.
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Rethinking preop testing
June 1, 2018
ORLANDO – Think twice before ordering that preoperative test, experts say.