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Electronic Health Records Key Driver of Physician Burnout
December 1, 2015
Half of U.S. physicians are experiencing some of the symptoms of burnout, with even higher rates for general internists.
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Claims Data Misclassify Cardiovascular Disease Event Rates
- (Reuters Health);
- Will Boggs Md
December 1, 2015
NEW YORK - Diagnostic codes from administrative claims data underestimate cardiovascular disease event rates, researchers report.
"Increasingly, the diagnostic codes from administrative claims data are being used to measure clinical outcomes," Dr. Bruce M.
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Top Trends at Society of Hospital Medicine for 2016
December 1, 2015
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Ready or not, 2016 is almost here, and SHM is gearing up for another year jam packed with exciting, enriching opportunities for hospitalists and their teams.
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Institute of Medicine Report Examines Medical Misdiagnoses
November 30, 2015
In the latest report in its series on quality and patient safety in healthcare, the Institute of Medicine addresses the challenge of errors in medical diagnoses.
Authors of the IOM’s “Improving Diagnosis in Health Care” report cite problems in communication and limitations in electronic health re
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Quality Improvement Initiative Targets Sepsis
November 30, 2015
A quality improvement (QI) initiative at University Hospital in Salt Lake City aims to save lives and cut hospital costs by reducing inpatient sepsis mortality.
Program co-leaders, hospitalists Devin Horton, MD, and Kencee Graves, MD, of University Hospital, launched the initiative as a pilot pro
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Opinion
Early Mobility Program
- Justin Psaila, MD, FHM;
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
November 30, 2015
“I didn’t get out of bed for 10 days” —Anonymous patient admitted to a skilled nursing facility post-hospitalization for a COPD exacerbation Readmission penalties, “Medicare spending per beneficiary” under value-based purchasing, and the move to accountable care are propelling hospitalists to do
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Elderly Patients with Pneumonia Benefit from ICU Care
- (Reuters Health);
- Megan Brooks
November 18, 2015
NEW YORK - Elderly patients with pneumonia whose need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission is uncertain actually fare better in the ICU than on the general medical ward, a new study suggests.
"Although our results should be confirmed with a randomized trial, clinicians should be aware that man
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Project BOOST Study Is Journal of Hospital Medicine’s Top-Cited Article in 2014
November 17, 2015
A study that examines Project BOOST’s effectiveness at decreasing rehospitalization rates was the top-cited article from the Journal of Hospital Medicine (JHM) in 2014.
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Younger Type 2 Diabetics Face Greater Mortality Risks
- (Reuters Health);
- Gene Emery
November 11, 2015
NEW YORK - People with type 2 diabetes are 15 percent more likely to die from any cause and 14 percent more likely to die from a cardiovascular cause than non-diabetics at any given time, according to data from several Swedish registries.
The rates are significantly lower than previous estimates.
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Younger AF Patients at Higher Risk of Dementia
- (Reuters Health);
- Will Boggs Md
November 9, 2015
NEW YORK - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of dementia, especially in younger individuals, according to results from the Rotterdam Study.
"When we started this study, we hypothesized that the hazard of atrial fibrillation would be higher with longer exposure, but to