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U.S. Hospitals Should Prepare for “ransomeware” Attacks by Cyber Criminals
April 8, 2016
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Take Advantage of SHM’s Volunteer Experiences
April 7, 2016
Are you interested in growing professionally and getting involved in work that you are excited about with colleagues across the country? You are in the driver’s seat as a hospitalist.
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Administrators Share Strategies for High-Performing Hospitalist Groups at HM16
April 7, 2016
In November, Barbara Weisenbach took a new job as practice manager for the hospitalist group at Northwest Hospital in Seattle. She’s an experienced administrator but as for hospital medicine, not so much.
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UK Report Shows Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection
April 7, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) has reached such high levels in many countries that existing empiric therapies may no longer be effective, researchers from UK report." Prevalence of resistance to commonly prescribed an
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New Sepsis Definition, Bedside Screening to Identify Patients at High-Mortality Risk
April 6, 2016
Clinical question: What are the best criteria to identify sepsis and septic shock? Bottom line: An international task force of experts has updated the definitions of sepsis and septic shock and created a new bedside scoring tool to identify patients with suspected infection who may be at high ris
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Research Reaffirms Management of Hospitalized Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
April 6, 2016
Clinical question: What is the best antibiotic strategy to improve outcomes in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia? Bottom line: For patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), start antibiotics early, use either fluoroquinolone monotherapy or beta-lactam/ma
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When Should Harm-Reduction Strategies Be Used for Inpatients with Opioid Misuse?
April 6, 2016
Case A 33-year-old male with a history of opioid overdose and opioid use disorder is admitted with IV heroin use complicated by injection site cellulitis. He is started on antibiotics with improvement in his cellulitis; however, his hospitalization is complicated by acute opioid withdrawal.
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HM16 Q&A: What Problem Do You Hope Health IT Solves?
April 6, 2016
With the rolling out of the Health IT track on the second full day of HM16, The Hospitalist asked: What problem do you hope health IT solves or helps you solve over the next five years? [caption id="attachment_14163" align="alignleft" width="150"] Farhanaz Chowdhury, MD[/caption] Farhanaz Chow
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New Findings Show: Factors Contributing to the Prevalence in readmission for Bariatric Surgery Patients
April 6, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one in 20 bariatric surgery patients are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of having the procedure, according to new findings. Readmissions are increasingly being used as a quality metric for surgical procedures, Dr.
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New Analysis shows that Women who Develop Diabetes while Pregnant are Likely to Develop Fatty Liver Disease
April 5, 2016
(Reuters Health) - Women who develop diabetes while pregnant may be at elevated risk of also developing a dangerous build up of fat in their livers when they reach middle age, according to a new analysis. The common risk factor for both gestational diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,
