News
The Lean Hospital
June 2, 2008
More facilities using Toyota methods to improve every step of care from inventory to discharge
![1]()
News
Clinical Privileges
June 1, 2008
Is there a standard percentage of time for inpatient care that is used to define a hospitalist?
News
What is the best intervention to help hospitalized patients quit smoking?
- Allan V. Prochazka, MD, MSc;
- Alma Palisoc, MD
June 1, 2008
A 56-year-old male with a 60-pack-a-year history of cigarette smoking is admitted to the telemetry unit with an initial assessment of acute coronary syndrome
![1]()
News
Know the Score
June 1, 2008
Johns Hopkins researchers suggest three-question system to measure value of quality scorecards
![1]()
News
Safety, Salary, and Saints
May 2, 2008
Or, things I learned in San Diego
![1]()
News
Paying Doctors Differently
May 2, 2008
Performance, bundling, and rowing the boat
News
Generalist
- Marlene Piturro, PhD, MBA
May 1, 2008
RVU-based reimbursement still favors specialists—and hospitalists grapple with the ramifications
News
No Fee for Errors
May 1, 2008
Hospitals move toward not billing for preventable medical mistakes
News
Nurse Ratios Suffer
May 1, 2008
Some hospitals struggle to meet state-mandated per-patient limits
News
VTE Protocol Among Winning Posters
May 1, 2008
Judges chose from 195 submissions in RIV competition