Susan Kreimer
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The Medical Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Spotlights Hospitalist Communication, Attention to Discharge Details
April 1, 2013
Listen to bonus excerpts of our interview with Ken Duckworth, medical director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
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FDA Recommends New Opioids Research Prove Abuse-Deterrent Properties
March 20, 2013
Agency aims to prevent abuse and misuse, while ensuring that patients in pain have access to important medicines
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Society of Physician Entrepreneurs Co-Founder Talks about MD Career Changes
March 2, 2013
Entrepreneur Jeffrey N. Hausfeld, MD, MBA, FACS, managing director of FMS Financial Solutions, Greenbelt, Md., co-founder and treasurer of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs.
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Physicians Exercise Their Entrepreneurial Skills, Creativity to Pursue Passions Beyond Clinical Medicine
March 2, 2013
Career shifts can help hospitalists broaden horizons, strike better work-life balance
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Former Hospitalist Gets Satisfaction Helping Physicians Launch Nonclinical Careers
March 1, 2013
Philippa Kennealy, MD, traded her place in a family physician practice to pursue her passion for helping people
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Serious Complications from Opioid Overuse in Hospitalized Patients Prompts Nationwide Alert
February 2, 2013
A Joint Commission alert urges hospitalists to adopt measures to avoid dosing errors and improve the care of patients on opioid analgesics in acute-care settings
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: American Pain Society Board Member Discusses Opioid Risks, Rewards, and Why Continuing Education is a Must
February 1, 2013
Audio excerpts of our interview with Scott Strassels, PhD, PharmD, BCPS, an assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin and a board member of the American Pain Society
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How Hospitalists Can Improve the Care of Patients on Opioids
February 1, 2013
Hospitals can benefit from having a pain champion on staff to safely manage various situations.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Billing Expert Explains Why Documentation, Education, and Feedback Are Crucial to Reimbursement
January 10, 2013
Sherri Dumford, MBA, CHBME, director of operations and past president of the Healthcare Billing and Management Association, explains why it’s important to understand the components that substantiate billing codes and why administrators need to regularly educate and provide feedback to providers.
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Education, Audits, and Feedback Are Key to Billing Success
January 10, 2013
New hires, veteran hospitalists need regular documentation training, updates
