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Talking Shop: Hospitalists eager to adopt computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
April 2, 2012
Four hospitalists from three hospitals express cautious optimism about the outcomes
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First Set of CMS Advisors Includes Hospitalists
March 31, 2012
In January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) selected 73 professionals as the initial set of advisors for its Innovation Center (http://innovations.cms.gov/). The advisors include 37 physicians, as well as some nurses and health administrators.
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Hospitalists Provide Leadership as Unit Medical Directors
March 31, 2012
A project to formalize “local leadership models”—partnering leadership teams comprising a hospitalist and a nurse manager on each participating unit—at the University of Michigan Health System helped to redefine the role of unit medical director and led to allocating sufficie
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Understanding Physicians’ Attitudes toward Safety Culture
March 31, 2012
Results from a survey to assess physicians’ and medical trainees’ perceptions and attitudes about the culture of patient safety at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center were reported at HM11 in Dallas by Patrick Kneeland, MD, who has since moved to Providenc
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By the Numbers: 8.3%
March 31, 2012
8.3%1 in 12 adults ages 21 and older Discharged from the hospital to the community were readmitted within 30 days, according to the National Institute for Health Care Reform.
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New Crop of Hospital Medicine Fellows “Arrives” at HM12
March 30, 2012
141 designees embody the core ideals of hospital medicine, SHM president-elect says
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Defensive Medicine Enters Med Student Curriculum
March 21, 2012
Attendings advised considering liability when making medical decisions, say nearly half of surveyed trainees
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Pioneering Hospitalists Earn Masters of Hospital Medicine Designation
March 7, 2012
SHM honors Drs. Cawley, Lindenauer, Williams with highest designation
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Hospitalists turned C-Suiters tell their secrets
March 2, 2012
Jeffrey Sperring, MD, discusses his path to the C-suite and keys to his success
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By the Numbers: 39
February 29, 2012
Percentage growth in health spending in 2010, to $2.6 trillion.
