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Hospitalist-Led Quality Improvement Projects to Replicate in Your Hospital
July 6, 2015
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The largest drivers of healthcare costs are physicians, but these professionals are among the least comfortable discussing healthcare value.
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Post-Acute Patient Care New Frontier for Hospitalists
July 6, 2015
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In spite of all the gadgets and technologies available to hospital-based physicians nowadays, Jerome Wilborn, MD, FCCP, sees a much simpler symbol of patient care. Dr.
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Hospitalist Brian Chen, MD, Marries Medicine With Music
July 6, 2015
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Most young boys dream about scoring touchdowns or being a superhero, combatting villains or evil aliens.
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What Hospitalists Should Consider Before Becoming an Expert Witness
June 30, 2015
Editor’s note: First in a two-part series on hospitalists as expert witnesses.
Recently, you have found yourself pondering whether you want to be an expert witness for the prosecution on behalf of one of your patients or for the defense on behalf of one of your fellow colleagues.
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Hospitalists Key to Addressing Medical Device Alarm Fatigue
June 8, 2015
Beep! Bing! Buzz! Ding! Ring! Bleep!
Everyday, throughout the day, hospitalists and other healthcare workers are inundated with alerts and warnings and notifications from medical and communication devices.
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Hospitalists Should Make Commitment to Improve Healthcare Safety
June 1, 2015
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Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, knows how to deliver a great talk.
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Veteran’s Affairs Education Programs Develop Hospitalist Leaders
- Jeffrey T. Bates, MD;
- Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA
May 31, 2015
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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is entrusted with three key missions: clinical care, research, and education.
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To Battle Burnout, Jerome C. Siy, MD, CHIE, SFHM, Instructs Hospitalist Leaders to Engage, Communicate, and Create a “Culture”
May 6, 2015
Studies show nearly one in three hospitalists will experience long-term exhaustion or diminished interest in their work.1 Burned out physicians have low empathy, don’t communicate well, and provide poor quality of care.
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Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)-American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Joint Statement on Hospitalists Trained in Family Medicine
May 6, 2015
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients.
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Tips for Hospitalists to Understand, Promote Patient Satisfaction
- Cheryl W. O’Malley, MD;
- Christina R. Bergin, MD;
- Christine Donahue, MD
May 5, 2015
Patient satisfaction—“the patient experience”—is given great weight by hospitals and the public alike. Physicians have always aspired to take excellent care of patients. What has changed is that assessments of the patient experience are now being used to measure and report the quality of our care.