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Interfacility Transfers to Pediatric Academic EDs Often Discharged or Admitted Briefly
December 2, 2012
What are the characteristics of interfacility transfers to pediatric academic EDs?
News
National Groups Promote Efficiency Agenda
November 9, 2012
Three-year results of one QI program found 157 hospitals saved an estimated 25,000 patient lives and $4.5 billion in costs
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Shaun Frost: Society of Hospital Medicine Supports the Choosing Wisely Campaign (CWC)
November 2, 2012
The ABIM Foundation's Choosing Wisely Campaign seeks to increase awareness about medical practices
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Why It’s Hard for Healthcare Providers to Say I’m Sorry
November 2, 2012
Disclosure with apology is the right thing for healthcare providers to do
Opinion
John Nelson: Heavy Workloads
November 2, 2012
Dearth of data doesn’t green-light high patient census
News
Off-Label Use of Antipsychotics for Dementia Patients Discouraged
November 1, 2012
Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) encourage hospitalists to reduce deaths from off-label prescription antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients
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Healthcare Quality Accounting Metrics Need Improvement
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
November 1, 2012
Patient-centered quality reporting aims to refine performance measures for healthcare providers
News
Medical Coding: Hospice Care vs. Palliative Care
November 1, 2012
Knowing how to appropriately code for each of these costly services will ensure reimbursement
News
Guidelines Help Slash CLABSI Rate by 40% in the ICU
October 31, 2012
Proper hand hygiene, antimicrobial agents on safety checklist that hospitalists are encouraged to follow
News
SHM’s Quality and Safety Educators Academy: Preparing Successful Residents and Students
October 1, 2012
SHM's two-and-a-half-day academy trains hospitalist educators to teach medical students and residents about quality and safety.