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10 Things Geriatricians Want Hospitalists to Know
October 6, 2015
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How many octogenarians do you treat in a year? Nonagenarians? Centenarians? How much have their numbers increased over the last two decades?
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Hospitalists Support Medicare’s Plan to Reimburse Advance Care Planning
October 6, 2015
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On July 8, following on the heels of the
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Hospitalists Can Earn CME Credits for Acute Coronary Syndrome Performance Improvement
October 6, 2015
Approximately 1.7 million patients are hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and 600,000 die of an acute myocardial infarction. Although ACS is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, a broad range of clinical strategies can affect outcomes if implemented effectively.
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Hospitalists in Richmond, Virginia Take Lead in Admitting Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
- Ibe Mbanu, MD, MBA, MPH;
- William Thistlethwaite, MD
October 6, 2015
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are rapidly becoming commonplace treatment for end-stage heart failure, either as a bridge to transplant or as destination therapy alone.1,2 More and more patients are surviving with LVAD therapy and going on to live longer, fuller lives.
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Interdisciplinary Team Care on General Medical Units Does Not Improve Patient Outcomes
- Devin Horton, MD;
- Jenny Tuan, MD;
- Joshua Labrin, MD, SFHM;
- Karli Edholm, MD;
- Katie Lappe, MD;
- Kencee Graves
October 6, 2015
Clinical question: Does interdisciplinary care on general medical wards improve patient outcomes?
Background: Patients on general medical wards might experience errors and/or preventable deaths.
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Interdisciplinary Team Interventions Have Little Impact on Traditional Quality Measures
- Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD
October 5, 2015
Clinical question: Do interdisciplinary team care interventions affect outcomes for hospitalized patients in general medical wards?
Bottom line: Interdisciplinary team care interventions do not significantly affect oft-used quality measures such as length of stay, readmissions, or mortality.
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Hospital Medicine Administrator Amanda Trask Values Hospitalists, HM Role in Healthcare
October 5, 2015
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Most people think a career in hospital medicine means a medical degree that confers those two ubiquitous letters after your name.
Amanda Trask blazed her
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Hospitalists Key Partners in Healthcare’s Future, Evolution
October 5, 2015
After a career working for hospitals, I am about to retire as president and CEO of the American Hospital Association (AHA), an organization that represents some 5,000 hospitals and health systems.
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Hospitalists’ Role in Improving Patient Experience: A Baldridge Winner’s Perspective
- Chip Caldwell;
- James Partin, MD;
- Jayne Pope, MBA, RN
September 9, 2015
How Texas-based Hill Country Memorial achieved top-level patient experience performance by engaging physicians, using consumer input
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Clinical Care Conundrums Provide Learning Potential for Hospitalists
September 9, 2015
At A Glance
Series: Hospital Medicine: Current Concepts
Title: Clinical Care Conundrums: Challenging Diagnoses in Hospital Medicine
Edited by: James C. Pile, Thomas E.