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News
Serious Complications from Opioid Overuse in Hospitalized Patients Prompts Nationwide Alert
February 2, 2013
A Joint Commission alert urges hospitalists to adopt measures to avoid dosing errors and improve the care of patients on opioid analgesics in acute-care settings
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Mortality Rates Become a Measuring Stick for Hospital Performance
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
February 2, 2013
Hospitalists can be crucial players in reducing hospitals' 30-day mortality rates and avoiding potential cuts to Medicare reimbursement
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New Codes Bridge Hospitals’ Post-Discharge Billing Gap
- Lauren Doctoroff, MD, FHM
February 1, 2013
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) transitional-care management codes may boost post-discharge clinics, clarify hospitalists’ discharge planning
News
Smartphones Distract Hospital Staff on Rounds
January 2, 2013
Although the most common smartphone uses were for patient care, doctors also use them to read and reply to personal texts and emails, says a study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine
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News
Fellow in Hospital Medicine Spotlight: Amir Jaffer, MD, SFHM
January 2, 2013
Dr. Jaffer is the division chief of hospital medicine, and the vice chair of patient safety and quality, in the Department of Medicine at the University of Miami School of Medicine in Florida
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Medicaid Payments for Some Primary-Care Services Reach Parity with Medicare Levels
January 2, 2013
Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) recommendations lead to payments by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for hospitalist-related codes
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News
Danielle Scheurer, MD: Hospital Providers Put Premium on Keeping Themselves, Hospital Patients Safe
January 1, 2013
Role of hospitalists should be to help create and maintain safe and effective work conditions for themselves, patients, and providers
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News
Report Outlines Ways Hospital Medicine Can Redefine Healthcare Delivery
December 2, 2012
Recommendations from the Institute of Medicine include reforming payment, adopting digital infrastructure, and improving continuity of care
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News
Fellow in Hospital Medicine Spotlight: Leah Berkery, MD, FHM
December 2, 2012
Dr. Berkery is a hospitalist, and co-founder and director of the Society of Hospital Medicine's Albany, New York chapter
News
ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
- Aaron C. Hamilton, MD, MBA, FACP;
- Anil Reddy Anumandla, MD;
- Fawn Langerman, MD;
- Prashant Sharma, MD;
- Priyanka Bhateja, MD;
- Varalakshmi Janamanchi, MD
December 2, 2012
Burnout among physicians and the general workforce; Effects of clopidogrel added to aspirin in patients with recent lacunar stroke; Bleeding risk prediction scores in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing anticoagulation; Probiotics for secondary prevention of hepatic encephalopathy; Capsule endoscopy for acute obscure GI bleeding; Perceptions of readmitted patients transitioning from hospital to home; 30-day readmissions after acute myocardial infarction; One-hour rule-out or rule-in for AMI in chest pain; Aspirin increases bleed risk without reducing risk of stroke in CKD and NVAF patients