News
Dr. Benjamin Frizner Brings Post-Acute-Care Expertise to TH’s Editorial Board
August 31, 2016
After a four-year stint as director of the hospitalist program at Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Dr. Frizner took a job as director of the Ventilator Unit at FutureCare Irvington, a post-acute-care center in Baltimore staffed by CEP America
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Medical Student Guides Aspiring Physicians into Hospital Medicine
August 28, 2016
Aram Namavar, MS, is recipient of SHM’s Student Hospitalist Scholar Grant
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Providing Effective Palliative Care in the Era of Value
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
August 16, 2016
An important area to pay particular attention to is the role of future hospitalizations in patients’ wishes for care
News
Early Decision Deadline Approaching for Class of 2017 Fellows Application
August 11, 2016
SHM Fellows designation is a prestigious way to differentiate yourself in the rapidly growing profession of hospital medicine.
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National Program Reduces Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
- Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD
August 8, 2016
Clinical question: Can a program of education, feedback, and proper training reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients?
Bottom line: The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP, is a national program in the United States that aims to reduce catheter-ass
News
Colistin Resistance Reinforces Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts
August 6, 2016
In 2015, researchers in China announced they had found for the first time a bacterial gene conferring resistance to colistin.
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PHM16: Tips on Meeting Needs of Children with a Medical Complexity
August 2, 2016
Presenters: Mary L Ehlenbach, MD, FAAP; Megan Z Cardoso, MD, FAAP; and Christina Kleier, ARNP, PNP
This session at PHM16 was focused on logistical tips on how to build a pediatric complex care program. Presenters opened with a discussion of how to define children with medical complexity going th
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Opinion
Simple Strategy for Addressing Problematic Patient Behavior
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
August 1, 2016
Linden Spital, NP, a psychiatric mental-health nurse practitioner, staffs the Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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News
Should Physicians Care about Costs?
July 27, 2016
Surveys show most don’t, but hospitalists can have a huge impact on utilization, spending
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Video
VIDEO: The Maker Movement and Hospital Medicine
July 8, 2016
The Maker Movement, the 21st century's upgrade of do-it-yourself that includes 3D printers and "the Internet of Things," is showing up in hospitals in interesting ways. Clinical teams confronted with a nagging issue on the wards can work together to design and prototype physical-product solutions.