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Pediatric Hospital Medicine
October 1, 2005
An emerging profession finds focus & leaders
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TRENDWATCH: The Specialization of Hospital Medicine
October 1, 2005
OB/GYN, dermatologic hospitalists? You bet! Niched out practitioners improve outcomes, patient satisfaction
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The Pull is Strong
October 1, 2005
Magnet, Nurses, and Hospitalists
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Moving Out
October 1, 2005
What the future holds for thehospital discharge process
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Survey Time
October 1, 2005
Ensure your voice is heard in SHM’s 2005 Productivity and Compensation Survey
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Added Value
October 1, 2005
Progressive hospitalists embrace new roles in the palliative care process
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Eye of the Storm
- and;
- Steven Deitelzweig, MD, FACP
October 1, 2005
The Ochsner Hospital Program in New Orleans hunkered down for the duration of Hurricane Katrina. Here is their story.
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Editorial
- Academic;
- David Ling, MD;
- Medical Director
September 2, 2005
Hospitalists and Infectious Disease Physicians: Allies in Improving Patient Care
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Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care
- Coordinating Writer;
- Mary Pak, MD;
- Phyllis Hanlon;
- Project Leaders;
- Shm Benchmarks Committee
September 2, 2005
Patient safety and improved quality of care have become priority issues in the American healthcare system.
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Maximizing Throughput and Improving Patient Flow
- Coordinating Writer;
- Patrick Cawley, MD;
- Phyllis Hanlon;
- Project Leader;
- Shm Benchmarks Committee
September 2, 2005
According to data from the American Hospital Association (1), in 1985, the United States had 5732 operational community hospitals; by 2002, the latest year for which figures are available, the number had decreased to 4927, a loss of approximately 14% (1).