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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.
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Unit-Based Rounding: A Holy Grail?
- David J. Yu, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM
July 3, 2012
Unit-based rounding solves New Mexico group’s ills, boosts hospital’s bottom line
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Minnesota Readmissions Initiative Breaks Down Silos
June 13, 2012
Collaboration, systems improvement keys to reaching readmission goals
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Report Highlights Strategies for Reducing AMI Mortality Rates
June 6, 2012
Participation from hospitalists, administrators critical for successful implementation