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Hospitalists Gear Up to Lobby Congress on Health Care Policy
April 1, 2013
SHM's annual trek to meet with Capitol Hill legislators on May 16 is expected to draw hundreds of hospitalists
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Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses for Hospitalists Thrive Online
April 1, 2013
Smaller physician budgets and waning pharmaceutical industry support for in-person events drive demand for virtual CME offerings
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Team Hospitalist Recommends Nine Don’t-Miss Sessions at HM13
April 1, 2013
Presentations about anticoagulants, physician value-based purchasing (VBP), and patient communications among hospitalists' top picks at SHM annual meeting
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Why Hospitalists Should Spread the Good Word on Capitol Hill
April 1, 2013
Hospitalist and SHM Public Policy Committee member Rick Hilger talks about his experience last year participating in his first Hospitalists on the Hill event in Washington, D.C.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to SHM Annual Meeting Course Director and Keynote Speaker
April 1, 2013
Bonus excerpts from interviews with HM13 course director Dan Brotman and HM13 keynote speaker David Feinberg
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Hospitalists Encouraged to Embrace Medicare’s VBPM Program Now
April 1, 2013
Adopting value-based payment modifier plan will help hospital medicine practices avoid penalties ahead of 2017 deadline
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New State Law Advances Malpractice Liability Reform
March 27, 2013
Oregon legislation paves way for physicians, patients to mediate disputes over medical errors
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Hospitalists on Alert as CRE Infections Spike
March 13, 2013
Antibiotic stewardship, contact precautions can help contain spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: CMO Discusses 7-on/7-off Schedule at Swedish Hospital Medicine in Seattle
March 2, 2013
Per Danielsson, MD, medical director at Swedish Hospital Medicine in Seattle, about his HM group’s seven-on/seven-off schedule
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Week On, Week Off Schedules Make Balancing Work-Life Demands Tough for Some Hospitalists
March 1, 2013
Physicians who favor the work model enjoy having seven days off to focus on family, while those opposed prefer a five-day work week