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Antibiotic Stewardship and Hospitalists: How to Educate Patients on Antibiotics
July 29, 2015
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on SHM’s official blog, “The Hospital Leader,” in June 2015.
“Tell me what you know about antibiotics.”
That’s the discussion I start with hospitalized patients all the time, right after they ask me to prescribe antibiotics for their simple cough
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Podcast Series “Before the White Coat” Explores Early Lives of Hospitalists
July 29, 2015
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a June 2015 post on SHM’s official blog, “The Hospital Leader”.
When you see him on stage, it’s like he’s always been here.
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Hospitalists Choose Quality Metrics Most Important to Them
July 29, 2015
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Fantasy sports, hospital medicine, and quality metrics.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Events, Online Tools, Programs for Hospitalists
July 6, 2015
Schedule includes HM16, leadership conferences, new Podcast, quality improvement Webinars, continuing medical education modules
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Hospitalists Should Embrace Advances, Transparency in Health Record Technology
July 6, 2015
We are definitely in the era of data access and transparency. These days you can find information on anything and everything within a matter of seconds. You can become a subject matter expert on any topic within a matter of hours: music, cooking, foreign language, weather, travel.
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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.