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Hospitalist Julie Fedderson, MD, Driven by Dedication to Patient Care
August 1, 2014
Internist focused on transitioning hospitalized patients to outpatient care, improving clinical documentation, implementing electronic health records
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TeamHealth Hospital Medicine Shares Performance Stats
August 1, 2014
Hospital medicine teams measure their performance based on Society of Hospital Medicine’s assessment scorecard
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Deaf Hospitalist Focuses on Teaching, Co-Management, Patient-Centered Care
August 1, 2014
Hospitalist team leader, educator Christopher Moreland, MD, MPH, FACP, has changed how peers regard doctors with disabilities
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2014: Building Blocks in the Evolution of a Successful Distributed Hospitalist Program
July 29, 2014
Fundamentals of a program will lead to success for advanced programs and distributed networks
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Increase in Hospitalist Workload Associated With Higher LOS and Cost
- Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD
July 24, 2014
Does increased hospitalist workload affect efficiency and quality of care?
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Community Service Helps Hospitalists Build Connections, Earn Credibility
July 1, 2014
Community activities offer opportunities to bond with hospital stakeholders, locals
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Society of Hospital Medicine Leadership Academy Provides Practical Tips, Hands-On Collaboration, Networking for Hospitalists
July 1, 2014
Three courses cover leadership foundations, advanced influential management and mastering teamwork skills
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10 Choosing Wisely Recommendations by Specialists for Hospitalists
June 1, 2014
Medical societies list safe, cost-effective tests physicians should perform—and ones to avoid—when diagnosing patients
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Bill to Clarify Three-Midnight Rule for Medicare Patients Gains Support from Congress, Hospitalists
- U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)
May 1, 2014
H.R. 1179 would eliminate confusion around hospital admission requirements to cover skilled nursing care; relieve financial burden for Medicare patients, families
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Hospitalist Reviews on Healthcare-associated Infections, Mortality Benefit with Single Peripheral Pulmonary Emboli, Oral Anticoagulants to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
- Allison L. Smith, MD;
- Joshua Labrin, MD;
- Kelly C. Sponsler, MD, FHM;
- Kelly L. Sopko, MD, FHM;
- Laine J. Murphey, MD, PhD;
- Olamide Zaka, MD
May 1, 2014
Also reviewed this month: comorbidities and avoidable hospital readmissions, effect of resident handoff bundles on medical errors, pediatric readmission rates, sepsis diagnoses