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Using post-acute and long-term care quality report cards
- And Jeffrey Newman, MD, MPH;
- Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN;
- Leslie Ross, PhD
December 7, 2017
Hospitalists and discharge planners should engage and assist patients, families, and caregivers in the decision making process.
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Swarm and suspicion leadership
December 4, 2017
Leaders influence the tone and tenor of their own group’s interactions as well as interactions between different working groups.
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Putting Choosing Wisely into practice
November 28, 2017
At Mount Sinai Hospital, Choosing Wisely’s guidelines for hospital medicine inspired Harry Cho, MD, FACP, and his colleagues to work on the rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in their hospital.They launched their “Lose the Tube” project, creating an electronic...
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Reducing harm: When doing less is enough
November 21, 2017
With the value conversation well underway, Choosing Wisely is shifting focus to implementation.
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Here’s what’s trending at SHM – Nov. 2017
November 20, 2017
Get the latest news about upcoming events, new programs, and SHM initiatives.
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Identifying high-value care practices
November 8, 2017
A high-value care rounding tool could be used to measure the relationship between HVC behaviors and actual patient outcomes.
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Applying Choosing Wisely principles to telemetry and catheter use
November 3, 2017
The project demonstrated a trend toward less telemetry use, fewer catheters ordered, and more selective utilization of catheters in sicker patients.
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Improving transitions for elderly patients
November 1, 2017
A new model for improving patient transitions from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities significantly decreased SNF length of stay, readmission rate, and costs of care.
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Understanding people is complex, yet essential for effective leadership
October 31, 2017
You have to start somewhere, said veteran SHM member Jeffrey Wiese, MD, FACP, MHM, and you have to see the entry level years as investing in yourself.
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Behavioral approach to appropriate antimicrobial prescribing in hospitals: The DUMAS study
October 7, 2017
Clinical question: How effective is an antimicrobial stewardship approach grounded in behavioral theory and focused on preserving prescriber autonomy and participation in improving appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing in hospitals?