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Tackling Readmissions Together
September 28, 2011
Study shows team-based care helps prevent readmissions
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New Beginnings
September 2, 2011
Two hospitalists who endured 9/11 choose contrasting paths to the 10th anniversary
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HM@15 – Are You Living Up to High Expectations of Efficiency?
September 2, 2011
Length-of-stay reductions are clear, but direct cost savings are tough to pin down
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Nocturnists’ Compensation Puzzles Practice Leaders
September 2, 2011
Welcome to “Survey Insights,” a new section devoted to exploring and interpreting information from the survey conducted jointly by SHM and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).
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In the Literature: The latest research you need to know
- Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM;
- Anthony Breu, MD;
- Jonathan Bortinger, MD;
- Jonathan T. Crocker, MD;
- Lauren Doctoroff, MD;
- Rebecca Newlin Hutchinson, MD, MPH
September 2, 2011
High-dose vs. low-dose clopidogrel after cardiac stenting; Rates of overdiagnosis of PE with CTPA; Outcomes of hospitalists with PAs or residents; White coats and MRSA; Correlation of vital signs and pain
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Should You Report a Substance-Abusing Colleague to the State Licensing Board?
- Jeannette Guerrasio, MD;
- O’Neil Pyke, MD, SFHM
September 2, 2011
PRO: Hospitalists’ moral obligation is to protect the patient; CON: Responsible, helpful action doesn’t always mean official involvement
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The Burden of Burnout
September 1, 2011
A critical issue in HM might be getting worse
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Conglomerate HM?
September 1, 2011
As hospitalist model surges, more private hospitalist providers grow ever bigger
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Modest Gains
September 1, 2011
As economy dawdles and hospitalists mature, compensation and productivity benchmarks see minimal growth
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Pediatric HM Highlights
September 1, 2011
The 10 most important lessons from PHM’s 2011 annual meeting