Larry Beresford
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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
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iPad Rollout at UC-Irvine Medical Center Prompts Security Measures
December 2, 2012
Issuing iPads containing medical curriculum to students and resident physicians leads officials at the University of California's Irvine Medical Center to issue guidelines for monitoring technology use
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More Hospitals Report Zero Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs)
December 2, 2012
Nearly 70% of hospitals participating in a national safety program reported zero central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) during a quarter of 2011, up from 27.3% from the previous year
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Innovator of Care Transitions Model for Hospital Patients Honored
December 2, 2012
Geriatrician Eric Coleman, MD, MPH, of the University of Colorado at Denver, and pioneer of the celebrated Care Transitions Model for discharged hospital patients, wins MacArthur Foundation “genius” award
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Hospitalists’ Morale Is More Than Mere Job Satisfaction
December 2, 2012
The Hospitalist Morale Assessment tool identifies a hospital medicine groups' strengths and weaknesses by quantifying their members’ morale
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Federal Grant Supports “eHospitalist” Pilot Program in Wisconsin
November 28, 2012
Hospitalists expand telemedicine services with rural hospitals that lack primary-care coverage
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End-of-Life Care Can Bring on Challenges for Hospitalists
November 15, 2012
Dealing with families of seriously ill patients raises questions, concerns for hospitalists
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: SHM Board Member Eric Siegal Offers Advice to Manage Scope Creep
November 9, 2012
Dr. Siegal talks about the the need for clarity and consistency in comanagement scenarios
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Industrial Engineer Jonathan Turner Offers Efficiency Strategies for HM Groups
November 9, 2012
Turner discusses the basics of practice-based efficiency and potential hurdles to attain it in your HM group