Richard Quinn
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Fluvastatin Improves Postoperative Cardiac Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery
October 29, 2014
Clinical question: Does perioperative fluvastatin decrease adverse cardiac events after vascular surgery? Background: Patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease who undergo vascular surgery are at high risk for postoperative cardiac events.
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Hospitalists Less-Likely Targets of Malpractice Claims Than Other Physicians
October 27, 2014
Frequent face-to-face communication with hospitalized patients typically builds positive physician-patient rapport
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Four Things HMGs Should Do To Prepare for Ebola
October 27, 2014
Dallas-based hospitalist recommends ways to spot patients with potential infection, prevent disease spread
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Hospitalists May Share Smaller Slice of Healthcare Spending Pie
October 27, 2014
Despite predicted growth in healthcare spending, fewer dollars expected to flow to hospital medicine
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Hospital Stipends, Employment Models for Hospitalists Trends to Watch
October 15, 2014
Hospital medicine group leaders use data from State of Hospital Medicine Report to forecast changes
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New State of Hospital Medicine Report Offers Insight to Trends in Hospitalist Compensation, Productivity
October 13, 2014
Comprehensive report from Society of Hospital Medicine shows 8% gain in hospitalist pay
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Hospitalist Compensation Up 8% in Latest Survey
September 11, 2014
2014 State of Hospital Medicine report shows record-high median compensation of $252,996 for adult hospitalists
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Acute-Care Surgery Hospitalists: Coming to a Medical Center Near You?
August 27, 2014
Emergency surgical model linked with efficiencies in patient care, costs
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Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Calls for Overhaul of Medicare’s Observation Status Rules
August 13, 2014
Position paper suggests steps to improve flawed hospital admissions policy
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Hospitalist Julie Fedderson, MD, Driven by Dedication to Patient Care
August 1, 2014
Internist focused on transitioning hospitalized patients to outpatient care, improving clinical documentation, implementing electronic health records
