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Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM

Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, FAAP, is associate clinical professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, and a hospitalist at both UCSD Medical Center and Rady Children’s Hospital. He is a former member of Team Hospitalist and has served as The Hospitalist‘s pediatric editor since 2012.

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Hospital-Based Palliative Care Reduces Length of Stay, Charges, Invasive Procedures, ICU Deaths
October 1, 2013
Hospitalized children who received PC in the ICU had reduced lengths of stay, charges, invasive procedures, mortality rate
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Intravenous Immunoglobulin Most Common Retreatment Approach for Refractory Kawasaki Disease
September 1, 2013
Retreating with IVIG was done in 65% of cases, followed by administering intravenous methylprednisolone (27%), and infliximab (8%)
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Observation Status Designation in Pediatric Hospitals Is Costly
August 2, 2013
Study shows health-care costs for inconsistently coded observation stays substantially overlap with inpatient-status stays
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine Aims to Define Itself
August 2, 2013
Future of pediatric hospitalists may involve more options than two-year fellowship leading to certification
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HM12’s Clinical Pearls
April 26, 2012
Team Hospitalist delivers key takeaways from the annual meeting’s clinical tracks
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HM12 Pre-Course Session Emphasizes Ultrasound-Guidance, Evidence-Based Practices
April 2, 2012
Sunday's sold-out "Medical Procuedures for the Hospitalist" generated discussion of procedural medicine.
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Transitioning Pediatric Patients with Chronic Conditions
January 27, 2012
Forward thinking and clear communication are the keys to safe, worry-free transitions
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Decisions, Decisions
November 1, 2010
San Diego hospitalist focuses on always making the right one