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What Is the Optimal Therapy for Acute DVT?
- Meghan Sebasky, MD;
- Michele Dekorte, MD
July 31, 2012
VTE, including lower- and upperextremity DVT and pulmonary embolism, is one of the most common and preventable hospital diseases.
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Established Performance Metrics Help CMS Expand Its Value-Based Purchasing Program
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
July 31, 2012
CMS is marching toward a value-based payment modifier program that will adjust physician reimbursement based on the relative quality and efficiency of care they provide.
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Southern California Hospitals Find BOOST Tools Helpful
July 31, 2012
Most hospitals realize immediate readmissions reductions.
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Estimating End-of-Life for Hospitalized Patients
July 31, 2012
Vetted prediction tools can help estimate end-of-life, but clear and empathetic discussions with dying patients and their families are more important.
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Generation Y
July 31, 2012
HM needs to prepare, embrace the next bolus of hospitalists.
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Report: Wrong-Patient Orders Occur Frequently with CPOE Systems
July 24, 2012
Re-entering patient identification, other electronic interventions significantly reduce errors
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Southern California Hospitals Using BOOST Model Report Readmission Rate Reductions
July 16, 2012
Four of the seven hospitals demonstrated reductions in readmission rates ranging from 24% to 55%
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SHM’s Leadership Academy: Everything They Don’t Teach in Medical School
July 3, 2012
The academy’s three courses comprise the only leadership-training program specifically designed for the challenges hospitalists face.
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Project BOOST: Application deadline is Sep. 1
July 3, 2012
Project BOOST is a mentored-implementation, quality-improvement project.
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Ready for Recognition?
July 3, 2012
SHM will begin accepting submissions for both the Annual Awards of Excellence and the RIV poster contest this month.