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Why Hospitalists Should Embrace Population Health
January 1, 2016
Population health focuses on the specific health needs of an individual within a defined population.
“In order to truly measure a patient’s health outcomes and identify best practices, providers must evaluate a group of people with similar health needs,” explains Joseph Damore, vice president of
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Five Strategies for Early Career, Academic Hospitalists
- Alfred Burger, MD, SFHM;
- Chad Miller, MD, FHM
December 31, 2015
One of the challenges a new academic hospitalist faces is trying to become a valued member of the teaching faculty. You are intent on becoming that next great attending you have always aspired to be; however, no one has clearly guided you on making this transition.
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Hospitalist Jaime Upegui, MD, Links Passion for Work to Love of Motorcycle Travel, Sports, Dance
December 30, 2015
Hospitalist Jaime Upegui, MD, division president at Apogee Physicians in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, knows exactly what he wants to do when he retires years from now: sell everything he owns and ride his motorcycle around the world.
So far, the 39-year-old physician leader has driven across the U.S.
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What Should Hospitalists Know about Surgical Tubes and Drains?
- Alexandra Columbus, MD;
- Allan Peetz, MD;
- Joaquim Havens, MD
December 30, 2015
Case
A 45-year-old woman was admitted with choledocholithiasis. Two days prior, following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), she had gone to the OR for cholecystectomy. The procedure was completed laparoscopically, though the surgeon reported a difficult dissection.
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Hospitalists Can Lend Expertise, Join SHM’s Campaign to Improve Antibiotic Stewardship
December 22, 2015
The CDC estimates that drug-resistant bacteria cause approximately 23,000 deaths and about two million illnesses each year in the U.S.1 Such unfavorable statistics encouraged the White House to convene a forum on antibiotic resistance in June 2015.
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Study: Hospitalists Can Drive Quality Improvement, Cut Costs
December 2, 2015
A quality improvement (QI) initiative can start with a single hospitalist, says Adam H. Corson, MD, a hospitalist at Seattle’s Swedish Medical Center.
In a study presented at SHM's annual meeting, Dr.
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Unassigned, Undocumented Inpatients Present Challenges; Some Hospitalists Have Solutions
December 1, 2015
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Hospitalists are charged with giving the best of care and treatment, regardless of whether or not a patient is insured or has a PCP to transition to after di
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Hospitalist Enjoys Mentoring Residents on Patient Care Practices
December 1, 2015
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From 2003 to 2007, Joshua LaBrin, MD, FACP, SFHM, completed his residency in the University of Pittsburgh’s internal medicine/pediatrics program.
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Hospitalist David Weidig, MD, Witnessed the Field Grow During His Decades-long Career
November 4, 2015
David Weidig, MD, was there at the beginning. He was one of the first internal medicine-trained physicians to adopt hospital-based practice. He was one of the first to proudly call himself a hospitalist.
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Policy Changes Hospitalists May See in 2016
November 4, 2015
The year 2015 brought the repeal of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) and new rules for advanced care planning reimbursement.