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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
[caption id="attachment_9884" align="alignright" width="250"] "Checklist Doctor" Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, speaks to thousands of hospitalists at HM15. Image Credit: Manuel Noguera[/caption]
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.
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HM15 Offers Hospitalist Leaders Training, Encouragement
May 5, 2015
HM leaders share tips on managing patient care in era of healthcare reform
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Hospitalist Nancy Zeitoun, MD, FHM, Seeks Better Health Outcomes
May 5, 2015
Nancy Zeitoun, MD, FHM, sees her expanding role as a leader at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y., as a chance to make a difference.
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Hospitalist Bob Wachter Tops Modern Healthcare’s Physician Leadership List
May 5, 2015
For the first time, a hospitalist tops Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders list.
The who’s who of standout physicians starts with HM pioneer Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, chief of the division of hospital medicine at the University of California San Francisco Medic
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LISTEN NOW: SHM President Robert Harrington Jr., MD, SFHM, discusses hospital medicine, value of diversity and teamwork
May 1, 2015
New SHM President Robert Harrington Jr., MD, SFHM, talks about his views on hospital medicine, the society and the value of diversity and teamwork.
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