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Bayes Theorem? There’s an App for That
November 2, 2011
A hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has created an iPhone application to help give academic HM groups fingertip access to Bayesian nomograms and real-time research.
Hospitalist Elizabeth Farrell, MD, says an app dubbed Medicine Toolkit (www.medicinetoolkit.com) should be
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In the Literature: The latest research you need to know
- Dimitriy Levin, MD;
- Jennifer Simpson, MD;
- Kristin Furfari, MD;
- Laura Rosenthal, DNP, ACNP;
- Nichole Zehnder, MD
November 2, 2011
Care-transitions intervention and rates of hospital readmission; Post-pneumonia CXR and rates of lung cancer identification; Hospitalist outcomes during and after hospitalization; Timing of smoking cessation and surgical outcomes
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The Appropriate Patient Census
October 5, 2011
More than half of survey respondents say 11-15 patients a day is ideal
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Transferring “Boarders” Could Save Millions
October 4, 2011
A pilot project that transferred “boarded” patients from one hospital’s ED to an inpatient bed at another nearby hospital in the same health system suggests that the concept could save hospitals millions.
“Improvement in Emergency Department Treatment Capacity: A Health System Integration Approac
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Joint Commission Launches Certification for Hospital Palliative Care
October 4, 2011
A new Joint Commission program offering advanced certification for hospital-based palliative-care services is accepting applications and conducting daylong surveys through the end of this month. As with the Joint Commission’s reviews of other specialty services (e.g.
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HM@15 – Is Hospital Medicine a Good Bet for Improving Patient Satisfaction?
October 1, 2011
No longer on defense, hospitalists position themselves as team leaders who boost perceptions of care
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Small-Town Tonic
October 1, 2011
Recruiting and retaining hospitalists could be a balm for rural healthcare’s woes
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HM@15 – Myriad Points of View
October 1, 2011
Although challenges exist, most health professionals acknowledge HM’s worth
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Super-Commuters
October 1, 2011
The pros and cons of working far from home.
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Tackling Readmissions Together
September 28, 2011
Study shows team-based care helps prevent readmissions