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10 Things Oncologists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
December 2, 2014
Things you need to know
An occasional series providing specialty-specific advice for hospitalists from experts in the field.
COMING UP: 10 Things Endocrinologists Want HM to Know Archived: @the-hospitalist.org
10 Things Infectious Disease
12 Things Cardiology
12 Things Nephrology
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Pediatric Hospitalist David Pressel, MD, Hooked on Hospital Medicine
December 2, 2014
Sometimes a physician’s choice of specialty is borne of one patient, one mentor, or one experience. And then sometimes there’s just a good feeling.
Put David Pressel, MD, PhD, FHM, in the latter category.
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Hospitalists’ Potential Impact in Accountable Care Organizations
December 2, 2014
The rise of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a group of healthcare providers who are answerable for the overall care of patients assigned to them, inclusive of quality and cost, accelerated as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
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Ebola Spurs Better Infection Prevention Practices for U.S.-based Hospitalists
December 2, 2014
Much has been written, spoken, declared, retracted, and learned about a tiny little RNA virus by the name of Ebola. This encapsulated virus has been as disruptive to the psychology and operations of U.S. hospitals as it has been to the physiology of those infected.
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LISTEN NOW: Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist Collaboration
November 13, 2014
This month's podcast features Dr. Ken Epstein, chief medical officer for Hospitalist Consultants, a division of ECI Healthcare Partners; and Dr.
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Checklists Improve Outcomes, Require Care-team Buy-in
November 10, 2014
Dr. Ramiro Jervis and Dr. Umesh Gidwani urge hospitalists to experiment with checklists during the 7th annual Hospital Medicine Symposium in New York City.
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LISTEN NOW: Highlights of the November 2014 issue of The Hospitalist newsmagazine
November 6, 2014
This month in our issue, our two cover stories tackle diabetic glucose management for inpatients, and what obstetricians want hospitalists to know about treating pregnant hospital patients. Dr.
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Medication Reconciliation Toolkit Updated, Available to Hospitalists
November 2, 2014
Medication Reconciliation Toolkit Updated, Available to Hospitalists
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Hospitalists Should Play Vital Role in Managing Diabetic Inpatients
November 2, 2014
Hospitalists Should Play Vital Role in Managing Diabetic Inpatients
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HealthKit Wellness App Could Prove Helpful to Hospitalists
October 15, 2014
Apple software stores, tracks patient vital signs, medications, lab results, to be shared among multidisciplinary healthcare team