Danielle Scheurer
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Medicare’s Readmission Reduction Program Cuts $420M to U.S. Hospitals This Year
November 4, 2015
It’s that time of year again … the time when hospitals around the country are being notified of their 30-day readmission penalties from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Hospitalists’ Code of Conduct Needed for Sick Day Callouts
October 5, 2015
[caption id="attachment_11419" align="alignright" width="200"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] It is Tuesday morning, and I drag myself out of bed after a very restless night. It is day number three of a syndrome of fatigue, headache, and moderate productive cough.
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Resident Education, Feedback, Incentives Improve Patient Satisfaction
September 9, 2015
New research shows patient satisfaction intervention program can improve HCAHPS scores
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Medical Professionalism: Its Evolution and What It Means to Hospitalists
July 29, 2015
Professionalism is an overused word in the medical industry. What exactly is meant by professionalism, and what should it mean to hospitalists?
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Hospitalists Should Embrace Advances, Transparency in Health Record Technology
July 6, 2015
We are definitely in the era of data access and transparency. These days you can find information on anything and everything within a matter of seconds. You can become a subject matter expert on any topic within a matter of hours: music, cooking, foreign language, weather, travel.
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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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Why Compassion in Patient Care Should Matter to Hospitalists
April 3, 2015
What compassionate patient care is, why it's important, how to prevent its erosion
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Hospitalists Should Lead Training, Preparedness for Hospital Violence Prevention
March 3, 2015
On Jan. 20, a 44-year old surgeon was shot and killed in the middle of the day at one of the country’s top hospitals.
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Tips for Hospitalists Managing Care of High-Profile Patients
February 2, 2015
Hospitalists around the globe have cared for their share of high profile patients, also known as very important people, or VIPs.
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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.
