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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).
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Improving Resource Utilization
- Coordinating Writer;
- Phyllis Hanlon;
- Project Leader;
- Saeed Syed, MD;
- Shm Benchmarks Committee
September 2, 2005
Today’s hospitals must address a variety of challenges stemming from the expectation to provide more services and better quality with fewer financial, material, and human resources.
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Providing Extraordinary Availability
- Coordinating Writer;
- Phyllis Hanlon;
- Project Leader;
- Shm Benchmarks Committee;
- Stacy Goldsholl, MD
September 1, 2005
In 1994, Jack Rosenbloom was admitted to an Indiana hospital after suffering a serious heart attack. While in the critical care unit (CCU) of the healthcare facility, he experienced a major relapse, prompting a “code blue” situation.
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Leading Hospital Medical Staffs
- Coordinating Writer;
- Mary Pak, MD And Kathleen Kerr;
- Phyllis Hanlon;
- Project Leader;
- Shm Benchmarks Committee
September 1, 2005
When Robert Lee, MD, an internist affiliated with Iowa Health Physicians, a multi-specialty group in Des Moines, was called to the hospital to see one of his patients, he faced a 50-minute round trip plus additional time to find a parking place and catch an elevator before reaching the inpatient uni
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Improving Physician’s Practices
- Burke T. Kealey, MD And Larry Vidrine, MD;
- Coordinating Writer;
- Phyllis Hanlon;
- Project Leaders;
- Shm Benchmarks Committee
September 1, 2005
Hospitals face a range of critical issues and need members of their medical staff to assume a role in addressing them.
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Publication as Patient
September 1, 2005
Newman ponders how The Hospitalist will evolve during his tenure
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PEDIATRIC SPECIAL SECTION: Sibling Rivalry
- Marlene Piturro, PhD, MBA
September 1, 2005
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta sets a high standard of pediatric hospital care
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The Hospital of the Future
September 1, 2005
Our series begins with a consideration of the changes to come