Larry Beresford
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77 Million U.S. Residents Have Difficulty Understanding Basic Health Information
October 1, 2012
Report by the Institute of Medicine suggests ways to bridge the gaps to understanding that include making it a priority among healthcare providers to ensure patients understand basic information
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High-Tech Connections Give Hospitalists Broad Access to Medical Records
September 27, 2012
Going paperless lets hospitalists manage electronic medical records from almost anywhere
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Lehigh Valley Health Network Team Members Discuss Teach-Back
September 13, 2012
Insight on the Teach-Back communication technique from the Lehigh Valley Health Network team that presented at HM12
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Call Center Highlights IPC’s Care-Transitions Strategy
September 13, 2012
Post-discharge patient contact saves thousands of unnecessary readmissions
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Ask-Tell-Ask: Simple Technique Can Help Hospitalists Communicate Difficult Messages
September 5, 2012
Technique addresses the patient’s perspective, information that needs to be delivered, response to the patient’s emotions, and recommendations by the professional
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Hospitalists Play Integral Roles in HHS-Funded Innovation Projects
September 5, 2012
Three unique approaches offer additional layers of patient support, reduce readmissions and costs
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Local Solutions Spark Readmission Reductions
August 29, 2012
Pass the "coaching baton" across care settings, care transition program co-chair says
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OB/GYN Hospitalists Emerge as a Specialty
August 29, 2012
The OB/GYN hospitalist field is growing
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Consumers Union Joins Hospital Safety Ratings Game
August 29, 2012
New hospital patient-safety ranking system released by independent consumer advocacy organization
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Ultrasound Joins Stethoscope as Portable Diagnostic Tool for Hospitalists
August 29, 2012
Procedure sees increased portability, wider application at the hospital bedside, and increased use by trained hospitalists