Larry Beresford
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By the Numbers: 3,000
April 26, 2012
Approximate number of million-dollar hospitalization bills in Northern California hospitals in 2010.
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C. Diff Deaths at All-Time High
April 26, 2012
Both incidence and deaths related to the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile have reached an all-time high, according to the CDC.
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AMA Microsite Offers New Practice-Management Resources
April 26, 2012
In January, the American Medical Association announced a redesigned website for its Practice Management Center, a resource designed to help physicians manage their practice more effectively.
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Hospital Quality Reporting Fails to Impact Death Rates
April 26, 2012
A study concludes that Hospital Compare, the government’s national hospital quality data reporting system, has produced no reductions in 30-day mortality rates for heart attacks and pneumonia.
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Nasim Afsar, New SHM Board Member, Focuses on Improvement Initiatives
April 24, 2012
HM leaders need to disseminate best practices and integrate them into hospital practice, she says
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Jeffrey Glasheen, New SHM Board Member, Committed to Raising Quality of Care
April 18, 2012
Says he’ll “push the envelope” for quality issues
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Engineering Can Help Hospitalists Solve Scheduling Dilemmas
April 5, 2012
Queuing principles, Little’s Law can ease caseload
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"Teach Back" Effective in Improving Patient Communication
April 4, 2012
Give patients smaller doses of information over several days, HM12 presenter advises
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HM Group Scheduling Can Assist in Systems Improvement
April 3, 2012
But schedules can be complicated, and a one-size-fits-all model is nonexistent
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Press Ganey Analyst Explains Implications of Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
April 2, 2012
As much as 7% of Medicare reimbursement could be at stake by 2017, policy expert warns