Larry Beresford
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Hospitals Adopt Better Nutritional Standards for Meals
February 1, 2013
More than 60 million healthier meals served in hospitals nationwide as part of new initiative
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Pharmacist-Hospitalist Collaboration Can Improve Care, Save Money
February 1, 2013
Avoiding adverse drug events and unnecessary hospital readmissions among the benefits of promoting collaborative approach to patient care
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Pharmacist-Hospitalist Collaboration Can Improve Care, Save Money
January 17, 2013
Avoiding adverse drug events and unnecessary hospital readmissions among the benefits of promoting collaborative approach to patient care
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Quality Improvement Project Helps Hospital Patients Get Needed Prescriptions
January 2, 2013
Hospitalists participating in a multidisciplinary "brown bag medications" program were trained to recognize patients at high-risk for not filling prescriptions, and help them get their medications at discharge
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Bloodsteam Infections in ICU Patients Plummet
January 2, 2013
Bathing all ICU patients daily with antimicrobial chlorhexidine soap credited for 44% reduction in infection rates at hospitals in 16 states
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Smartphones Distract Hospital Staff on Rounds
January 2, 2013
Although the most common smartphone uses were for patient care, doctors also use them to read and reply to personal texts and emails, says a study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine
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Adherence to CHF Measures Doesn’t Improve Hospital Readmission Rates
January 2, 2013
Little association found between hospital adherence to congestive heart failure (CHF) quality performance measures and 30-day readmission rates, says study
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TeamSTEPPS Initiative Teaches Teamwork to Healthcare Providers
December 26, 2012
Hospitalists have an important role in improving team function
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Performance Disconnect: Measures Don’t Improve Hospitals’ Readmissions Experience
December 13, 2012
Two new studies find little improvement between quality measures, 30-day readmissions
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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