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News
Hospitals Launch Bedside Procedure Services
March 3, 2015
A dedicated procedure team or service can give hospitals needed expertise without requiring a one-size-fits-all approach.
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Physician Residency Training Gets Boost from Quality Improvement Clinics
March 3, 2015
Although two Institute of Medicine reports say medical educators fall short on giving physician residents the skills they need to make sure patients get safe, high quality care, fewer than 20% of U.S.
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Opinion
Geographic Rounding of Hospital Nurses Challenges Unit-Based Theory
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
March 3, 2015
Nurses, of course, have always been assigned by unit—that is, geographically. So it should come as no surprise that searching “unit-based” at the-hospitalist.org returns many articles about assigning hospitalists geographically, but not nurses, partly because few would consider it a new idea.
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Opinion
Much Ado about Hospital Quality
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
February 2, 2015
I have reported previously on major incentive programs under Medicare and the Affordable Care Act that affect hospitals and, by extension, their affiliated hospitalists. I’d like to provide you with an update on these programs.
News
Society of Hospital Medicine Connects Physicians in Training with Specialty
February 2, 2015
SHM is introducing the Student Hospitalist Scholar Grant, an award of $500 a week for the summer to cover salary support for a student project related to patient safety/quality improvement or other areas relevant to the field of hospital medicine.
News
Bedside Attention Tests May Be Useful in Detecting Delirium
- Courtney O’Rourke, DO;
- Deepak Asudani, MD, MPH, FHM;
- Division OF;
- Leslie Martin, MD;
- Meghan Sebasky, MD;
- Remus Popa, MD, FHM;
- Robert El-Kareh, MD, MPH, MS
February 2, 2015
Clinical question: Are simple bedside attention tests a reliable way to routinely screen for delirium?
Background: Early diagnosis of delirium decreases adverse outcomes, but it often goes unrecognized, in part because clinicians do not routinely screen for it.
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Vermont Hospital Honored for Reducing Healthcare-Associated Infections
February 2, 2015
The University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMC), a 562-bed academic facility in Burlington, has been honored with a Partnership in Prevention award for sustainable improvements to eliminate healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The award, sponsored by the U.S.
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News
Movers and Shakers in Hospital Medicine, January 2015
January 7, 2015
This month, The Hospitalist features new appointments, promotions, awards, and achievements of hospital medicine physicians and healthcare industry professionals.
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News
Fit Direct Observation of Medical Trainees Into Your Day
- Cheryl W. O’Malley, MD, FHM;
- Kelly Caverzagie, MD
January 7, 2015
All of us who work with housestaff understand that a crucial component of teaching clinical medicine is to take the time to both supervise resident work and deliver constructive feedback on its quality.
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Audio
LISTEN NOW: Co-Management in Hospital Medicine
January 6, 2015
In this podcast, hospitalists discuss why co-management in hospital medicine is still a work in progress. Dr. Bradley Flansbaum, a founding member of SHM and current member of SHM’s Public Policy Committee, says every member of a medical team needs to pull their weight and communicate. Dr.