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Movers and Shakers in Hospital Medicine, January 2015
- Michael O'Neal
January 7, 2015
This month, The Hospitalist features new appointments, promotions, awards, and achievements of hospital medicine physicians and healthcare industry professionals. [caption id="attachment_7492" align="alignleft" width="75"] Dr.
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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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LISTEN NOW: Co-Management in Hospital Medicine
- Casey Quinlan
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.
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A Practice Resolution
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
December 2, 2014
In the heart of the holiday season’s gluttony (and the challenges of staffing the holidays), we need something to get us excited for 2015.
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Cut Costs, Improve Quality and Patient Experience
- Burke Kealey, MD, SFHM
December 2, 2014
“Now that’s a fire!” —Eddie Murphy This is the final column in my five-part series tracing the history of the hospitalist movement and the factors that propelled it into becoming the fastest growing medical specialty in history and the mainstay of American medicine that it has become. In the
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Early Warning System Boosts Sepsis Detection, Care
- Candace Mitchell
November 19, 2014
An alert system that monitors inpatients at risk of developing sepsis can prompt early sepsis care, can speed patient transfers to the ICU, and may even reduce mortality risk from sepsis. A recent study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine reports on an early warning and response system
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Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be Better
- Kelly April Tyrrell
November 3, 2014
Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be BetterMedicare, hospital-acquired condition, reduce, patient safety, adverse events, penalty
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State of Hospital Medicine Report an Evaluation Tool for Hospital Medicine Groups
- William A. Landis, MD, FHM
November 2, 2014
State of Hospital Medicine Report an Evaluation Tool for Hospital Medicine Groups
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Veterans Health Administration Will Pilot New Health Information Technology Platform
- Monica R. Hazelrigg, MD;
- phd, SFHM
November 2, 2014
Veterans Health Administration Will Pilot New Health Information Technology Platform
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Four Things HMGs Should Do To Prepare for Ebola
- Richard Quinn
October 27, 2014
Dallas-based hospitalist recommends ways to spot patients with potential infection, prevent disease spread