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Opinion
Revisiting the ‘Key Principles and Characteristics of an Effective Hospital Medicine Group’
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
March 10, 2016
It has been two years since the “Key Characteristics” was published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.1 The SHM board of directors envisions the Key Characteristics as a tool to improve the performance of hospital medicine groups (HMGs) and “raise the bar” for the specialty.
At SHM’s annual mee
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HM16 Session Analysis: Update in Pulmonary Medicine
March 9, 2016
Presenter: Daniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc, SFHM
Summary: This presentation focused on pulmonary updates specific to hospitalist practice, from end of 2014 to early 2016.
New research on community-acquired pneumonia suggest that only 38% of cases a presumptive pathogen will be isolated.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Health Information Technology Controversies
March 9, 2016
Presenter: Julie Hollberg, MD
Summary: Dr.
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10 Questions You Should Consider for Specialist Consultations
- Ernie L. Esquivel, MD;
- Patrick A. Rendon, MD
March 9, 2016
Caring for patients in the inpatient setting is complex and often requires consultation from specialists. Yet the actual skill of obtaining a consult is rarely taught.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Physician Engagement in Quality Improvement
March 8, 2016
Presenter: Jordan Messler, MD, SHFM
Summary: The main objective of this lecture was to understand the culture that often limits physician engagement.
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NPs, PAs Vital to Hospital Medicine
- Tracy Cardin, ACNP-BC, SFHM
March 7, 2016
Yes, it’s time for another “year ahead” type column where the writer attempts to provide clarity on future events. What does “Hospital Medicine 2016” hold for us?
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Utah Health Sciences Center Realizes Significant Savings from Cost-Analysis Tool
March 3, 2016
Most healthcare systems don’t know or understand their cost of care at the unit that matters, i.e., the actual cost of care for an individual patient.
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Research Shows Inpatient Dermatology Improves Diagnostic Accuracy and Intervention
- (Reuters Health);
- Rita Buckley
February 10, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Inpatient dermatology consultations for skin disorders are associated with improved diagnostic accuracy and faster intervention, researchers have
found.
Information about the impact of hospitalist dermatology consultative services is limited, Dr.
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What Are Best Practices for Patients Discharged against Medical Advice?
- Eric R. Goodman, MD;
- Sri Lekha Tummalapalli, MD
January 27, 2016
Case No. 1
A 41-year-old woman with a history of asthma presents to the emergency department (ED) with shortness of breath and wheezing. She is diagnosed with a mild asthma exacerbation.
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Population Health Prevails at Two Institutions
January 1, 2016
Population health—a movement to improve the health of an entire population—is a growing trend driven by the U.S. government.