Audio
LISTEN NOW: Clinical Decision-Making Live
July 31, 2014
Hospitalist Gupreet Dhaliwal of the University of California San Franscisco shares clinical decision-making philosophies at HM14
News
Aspirin May Deserve Closer Look as DVT Prophylaxis in Lower Extremity Orthopedic Surgeries
July 31, 2014
Aspirin may be as effective as anticoagulants following hip, knee arthroplasties; anticoagulants preferred post-hip fracture repair
News
Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2014: Negotiation 101
July 30, 2014
Understandings about the concepts and process of negotiation can lead to successful negotiations
News
Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2014: Keynote Speakers Address Healthcare Reform, What Keeps Hospital CEO’s Awake at Night
- Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, FAAP
July 30, 2014
Medicare CMO Pat Conway explains to packed crowd that CMS' Quality Strategy goals align well with ongoing pediatric hospital medicine efforts
News
Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2014: Over-Diagnosis Is Harming Children
July 29, 2014
The classic example of over-diagnosis in pediatrics is asymptomatic urinary screening for neuroblastomas, where studies showed an increase in testing, an increase in diagnosis, but no change in mortality
News
Quality Initiatives Earn Low Marks
July 2, 2014
Most think QI measures don't improve inpatient care: online survey by The Hospitalist
![1]()
News
Medicare Rule Change Raises Stakes for Hospital Discharge Planning
July 1, 2014
Regulation stresses screening patients for risk of adverse post-discharge outcomes; need for written discharge policies, procedures
Video
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Baystate Medical Center’s Unit-Based, Multidisciplinary Rounding Enhances Inpatient Care
- Jason Carris;
- Manuel Noguera
June 10, 2014
The hospitalist-led Broder Service empowers all care-team members to focus on patient quality, satisfaction.
![1]()
News
How Generation X-Era Physicians Have Energized Hospital Medicine
June 1, 2014
Gen-X hospitalists’ desire to work independently, achieve work-life balance has helped grow HM specialty at fast pace
News
Society of Hospital Medicine Leadership Academy Heads to Honolulu in November
June 1, 2014
Courses in leadership foundations, advanced leadership techniques help hospitalists hone skills