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Nontraditional med student hopes to bridge common understanding gaps in health care
May 8, 2017
This month, The Hospitalist spotlights Ryan Gamlin, a nontraditional student at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
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RIV winners celebrated for their creative use of data
May 3, 2017
This year’s RIV innovation winners reflect a nascent trend of applying informatics to quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
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VIDEO: How informatics can help your hospital prevent infections
May 3, 2017
Hospitalists have a powerful tool to help them fight outbreaks of Clostridium difficile and other infectious agents: electronic health record data.Sara Murray, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and her colleagues, used EHR data to map temporal...
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From idea to abstract, RIV posters highlight novel thinking
May 3, 2017
LAS VEGAS – Always-popular abstract competition positions hospitalists as national leaders.
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Experts to review ‘hot topics’ in pediatric hospital medicine research
May 3, 2017
Two pediatric hospitalists reviewed every issue from 18 relevant journals over the last year and chose studies that involve important, evolving clinical questions that any physician caring for hospitalized children should know about.
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Welcome to Annual Meeting Day 2
May 3, 2017
Day 1 has already raised the bar for the SHM Annual Meeting. Day 2, Wednesday, will set a whole new standard with courses, speakers, content, and perspective.
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On the big stage, SHM leaders discuss pressing issues
May 2, 2017
Dr. Brian Harte and Dr. Ron Greeno talk about the path forward for SHM.
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Pre-course focuses on perioperative care
May 1, 2017
Hospitalists packed the room on Monday for a pre-course brimming with information on how to better care for patients undergoing surgery
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HM17 special interest forums
April 28, 2017
The Society of Hospital Medicine presents a variety of special interest forums during its annual meeting.
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Learn how to lead the battle against unnecessary testing
April 28, 2017
The estimates are that about a third of what we do in health care is unnecessary.