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News
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?
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Here’s what’s trending at SHM – Oct. 2017
October 5, 2017
Get the latest news about upcoming events, new programs, and SHM initiatives.
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Innovations: Quality, patient safety, and technology initiatives
October 2, 2017
Five innovations that can help hospitalists do their jobs better.
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Opinion
Improving our approach to discharge planning
October 1, 2017
A post-acute care placement prediction tool would help determine how to allocate discharge planning resources.
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‘Observationists’: Ready for prime time in an internal medicine residency program
September 28, 2017
Teaching and exposure to observation medicine is not currently a mainstay in many internal medicine residency programs, but perhaps it should be.