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News
Hospitalists ‘perfectly poised’ to drive health care reform
April 9, 2018
ORLANDO — HM18 keynote speaker Kate Goodrich, MD, said hospitalists are well positioned to help drive important change to the U.S. health care system.
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Hospitalist movers and shakers – March 2018
March 26, 2018
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
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News
Team engagement and motivation critical to QI success
February 28, 2018
Behavioral change is one of the greatest challenges of quality improvement, says veteran QI leader Dr. Thomas McIlraith.
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Article
Hospitalist leader: Are you burned out? Are you resilient?
January 18, 2018
Hospitalist burnout results from health systems expecting more of hospitalists than they can reasonably and reliably produce.
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How will SNF readmissions penalties affect hospitalists?
December 19, 2017
Skilled nursing facilities will soon be penalized up to 2% of their Medicare reimbursement for posting higher-than-average rates of hospital readmissions.
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How hospitalists can focus on health equity
November 21, 2017
Experts say hospitals and hospitalists must focus on health disparities to address the multitude of chronic medical conditions they treat.
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Pediatric hospitalists take on the challenge of antibiotic stewardship
October 19, 2017
While antibiotic stewardship is an issue relevant to nearly all hospitalists, for pediatric patients the considerations can be unique.
Opinion
New hospitalist unit has stellar patient satisfaction scores
September 22, 2017
Here’s how a hospitalist group in Ohio achieved top quartile performance on the Physician Communication domain of the HCAHPS survey.
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Opinion
Student Hospitalist Scholars: The importance of shared mental models
September 15, 2017
It can be difficult to maintain quality patient care in a large health system with both increased census and increased handoffs.
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News
Hospitalist movers and shakers – Sept. 2017
September 8, 2017
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.