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Hospitalists Take Greater Role in Assessing and Treating Pain
December 2, 2012
A multidisciplinary pain-management research group at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City pilots a program encouraging hospitalists to partner with nurses to focus on patient pain assessment and treatment
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12 Things Hospitalists Need to Know About Nephrology
December 2, 2012
Kidney experts offer tips to help hospitalists better care for their patients
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The Pros and Cons of Locum Tenens for Hospitalists
December 2, 2012
Paying temporary physicians over the long term can be overwhelming for cash-strapped hospitals and healthcare systems
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Is Do-It-Yourself Locum Tenens an Economically Viable Approach for Hospitalist Programs?
December 2, 2012
The temptation to rush into a quickly growing field is natural, but could be self-defeating, say staffing analysts
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Hospitalists on the Move
December 2, 2012
Movers and shakers in hospital medicine; new business moves
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The Hospital Home Team: Physicians Increase Focus on Inpatient Care
- Larry Wellikson, MD, SFHM
December 2, 2012
Adminstrators look to hospitalists to solve workload, staffing and scope-of-practice issues
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The Quality Journey of Hospitalist David J. Yu
November 2, 2012
Hospitalist David J. Yu MD, FACP, MBA, SFHM began his quality journey by earning an MBA, then spending a week learning Lean process-management techniques
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Pressure to Expand Scope of Practice Extends to Most U.S. Hospitalists
November 1, 2012
Knowing where, and how, to draw the line will help hospitalists avoid over-expanding their services
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VIDEO: Checklists Improve Outcomes, Require Care-team Buy-in
- Jason Carris;
- Manuel Noguera
October 29, 2012
Quality experts explain how hospitalists can best utilize checklists during at the 7th annual Mt. Sinai Hospital Medicine Symposium in New York City
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Special Skills Hospitalists Need for the Intensive Care Unit
October 10, 2012
Hospitalists working in ICU must have broad knowledge base, interpersonal skills, and the right attitude, experts say