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CMS recognizes Society of Hospital Medicine’s Center for Quality Improvement
- From Staff Reports
April 3, 2017
A shared hospital patient safety network reduces patient harm, saves lives and reduces costs.
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Data-driven HR, RR parameters might help reduce alarm fatigue
- Carl Galloway, MD, FAAP
April 3, 2017
New research shows data-driven parameters resulted in 55.6% fewer out-of-range vital sign measurements, for CRA, RRT activation.
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Fellows and Awards of Excellence
- Richard Quinn
March 31, 2017
SHM will honor new Masters, Senior Fellows, and Fellows of Hospital Medicine at HM17, as well as bestow its annual Awards of Excellence.
Opinion
Everything We Say and Do: Discussing advance care planning
- Mark A. Rudolph, MD, SFHM
March 31, 2017
Every health care encounter is an opportunity to better identify and document patients’ wishes for their care.
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QI enthusiast turns QI leader
- Claudia Stahl
March 31, 2017
Quality improvement success starts with curiosity, builds with connection.
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Consider apps for better patient health
- Suzanne Bopp
March 28, 2017
Patient-facing apps have potential to help high-need, high-cost populations, but technology also poses risks.
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HM17: Plenaries – Conway and DeSalvo
- Richard Quinn
March 22, 2017
The keynote speakers at HM17 are both optimistic about the future of the U.S. health care system, despite concerns about the rollback of the Affordable Care Act and what that could mean for access to care.
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Disappointment in article on NP, PA roles in HM groups
March 22, 2017
TH columnist says HM groups need to carefully plan, manage onboarding and operating processes.
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Set a goal, or two, or three
- Karen Appold
March 15, 2017
Hospitalists need to set goals on the job, as well as for their careers. HM groups should do the same.
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Trending at the Society of Hospital Medicine
- Brett Radler
March 10, 2017
The latest news, events, programs, and SHM initiatives.