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ED Physicians, Hospitalists Can Collaborate More to Optimize Patient Care
May 8, 2013
Communication beyond brief encounters at handoff could improve patient flow, ED safety, say hospital leaders
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2012 Guidelines: Updates For the Hospitalist
- Antonio D. Gomez, MD;
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- Sima Pendharkar, MD, MPH
May 2, 2013
Updates bring new tools for early recognition, effective management of sepsis patients
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Hybrid Nocturnist Solution is Key to Lehigh Valley Hospitalist Program’s Success
- Fortunata Verdetti-Healy, MD
May 1, 2013
Night-shift hospitalists maintain group stability, boost morale
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15 Things Dermatologists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
May 1, 2013
Experts offer tips to assess dermatologic cases
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Rival Hospitalists Can Bring Havoc, or Healthy Competition to Hospitals
May 1, 2013
Encouraging competing hospital medicine groups to work together amicably under one roof can be a challenge, say hospital executives
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UCSF Engages Hospitalists to Improve Patient Communication
May 1, 2013
Quality team presented attending faculty with 29 best practices for patient-physician interaction
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Hospitalists Can Get Ahead Through Quality and Patient Safety Initiatives
May 1, 2013
Helping hospitals improve on key goals can pay off with career advancement, greater credibility for hospitalists
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Larry Wellikson: Exceptional Hospitalists Bring Positive Change to Health Care Industry
- Larry Wellikson, MD, SFHM
April 2, 2013
Boundless talent, energy, and commitment characterize hospital medicine's top leaders and their quest for better health care
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Front-Line Hospitalists Fight Against Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs)
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
April 2, 2013
Reducing in-patient rates of C. diff, MRSA, and other hospital-acquired infections essential to prevent providers from losing millions in Medicare payments
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Medicare CMO Encourages Hospitalists to Become Experts in Managing Quality Patient Care
April 1, 2013
A top official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will deliver a keynote speech urging hospitalists to step up their focus on patient-centered outcomes at SHM's annual meeting, HM13