Larry Beresford
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Technology Developers Encouraged to Make Hospital Pricing More Transparent
August 2, 2013
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to award $120,00 in prizes to creator of intuitive, actionable tools that demystify health care costs for consumers
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Joint Commission Tackles Alarm-Fatigue Risks from Medical Devices
August 2, 2013
Report finds barrage of warning noises can desensitize, distract professional caregivers from true emergencies
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Leadership Skills a Priority for Future Hospitalists
August 2, 2013
Training program helps medical residents prepare for leadership positions
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Hospitals Report 30-Day Readmissions Dip with SHM’s Project BOOST
July 31, 2013
Data show 2% drop in avoidable rehospitalizations as critics question program’s effectiveness, impact
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Conway to Head Medicare Innovation Center
July 3, 2013
Pediatric hospitalist takes charge as agency accepts applications for health-care-innovation grants
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First-Year Medical School Enrollment to Climb to 21,434 by 2017
July 1, 2013
Projected 30% increase since 2002 has deans concerned enrollment growth may outpace residency-training positions for graduates
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IPC-UCSF Fellowship for Hospitalist Group Leaders Demands a Stretch
July 1, 2013
Program brings hospitalists together for training sessions, distance learning, executive coaching, project mentoring
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Hospital ICUs Chart Progress in Preventing Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
July 1, 2013
Drop in CLABSI incidence credited to incorporating best practice guidelines, infection-control treatment bundles, alcohol-based hand rubs
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Hospitals’ Battle Against Superbugs Goes Robotic
July 1, 2013
Machines that emit ultraviolet light, hydrogen-peroxide vapors to stop spread of antibiotic-resistant germs being tested
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Grassroots Efforts to Improve Patient Care
June 26, 2013
Hospitalists push Choosing Wisely concepts, tools, resources to improve quality of care