Thomas R. Collins
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: HM Chief Discusses Hospitalist Role in Patient-Centered Medical Home
July 2, 2012
Kevin Eichhorn, MD, hospital medicine chief at Dean Health System in Wisconsin, discusses the hospitalist’s role in the patient-centered medical home model
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to new physician editor Danielle Scheurer’s vision for The Hospitalist
April 11, 2012
One goal is to make the-hospitalist.org more interactive, allowing for more direct participation from readers
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10 Things Hospitalists Should Know about Infectious Diseases
March 31, 2012
10 tips that should help hospitalists treat their patients more effectively
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New Physician Editor of The Hospitalist Offers Broad Experience and an Eye for QI
March 31, 2012
With the appointment, The Hosptialist gains a high-energy physician with a broad spectrum of knowledge.
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How Prepared are Hospitalists to Handle Infectious Disease Cases?
March 31, 2012
Hospitalists routinely have to handle infection cases, but how well trained are they to do so, and how well prepared are the hospitals they work in to support them on difficult cases?
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Experts Urge Hospitalists To Be Good Antimicrobial Stewards
March 31, 2012
Infectious disease experts say hospitalists have to take care to narrowly tailor patients’ antibiotic treatments.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to an ID specialist explains why de-escalation of antibiotics isn’t a simple proposition
March 31, 2012
Infectious disease specialist and former hospitalist Leland Allen, MD, discusses the de-escalation of antibiotics and why that might not always be a simple proposition for hospitalists
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CDC report on C. diff offers encouragement, motivation for hospitalists
March 28, 2012
Report examines three sets of CDI data; shows prevention is possible
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FDA Investigates Major Bleeding Events in Dabigatran Patients
January 24, 2012
Patients should not stop taking dabigatran without first talking to their doctors, the FDA cautions
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Are hospitalists taking C. diff seriously enough? Maybe, maybe not
December 8, 2011
Some experts believe physicians are not as concerned as they should be
