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Nonclinical Skills Essential to Successful HM Career
May 19, 2011
Teamwork, communication, leadership are just as much a part of the job as diagnosis and therapy
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SHM Doles Out Annual Awards
May 13, 2011
Northwestern hospitalists awarded $50,000 research grants
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Value-Based Purchasing Raises the Stakes
May 1, 2011
As Medicare pins big money on quality, hospitals demand more from hospitalists
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NEW DEPARTMENT: Innovations
- Larry Beresford;
- Richard Quinn
May 1, 2011
White Coat vs. Laundered Scrubs: JHM study shows no difference in contamination; some physicians cling to tradition
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All You Need Is Love
May 1, 2011
Communication, flexibility, understanding key to making dual-HM marriages work
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Due Diligence: Denials
May 1, 2011
Claim rejection often due to mismatched or missing information
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Accurate Measures?
- Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD
May 1, 2011
Despite challenges, CMS focuses quality efforts on processes, outcomes
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Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants to the Rescue
May 1, 2011
Physician assistants, nurse practitioners can increase efficiency, but success depends on economic need, careful implementation
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Measuring VTE Risk
April 27, 2011
New stratification tool may spur more research on when to administer pharmacological prophylaxis
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SHM Board Adds First Family-Medicine-Trained Member
April 27, 2011
Georgia hospitalist adds community-based perspective