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Potential Dangers of Using Technology in Healthcare
March 17, 2016
The incident that perhaps most fully impressed the potential dangers of electronic health records (EHRs) on hospitalist pioneer Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, came two years ago.
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New Clinical Guides Available on Anemia, Congestive Heart Failure
March 17, 2016
SHM’s implementation tool kits provide hospitalists the information and tools they need to lead quality improvement projects on specific clinical topics, including two recent releases focused on anemia and congestive heart failure. One third of the world’s population suffers from anemia, and SHM’
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Study Shows Certain Elderly Patients on Warfarin Therapy are at Greater Risk for Traumatic Intracranial Bleeding
March 17, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Certain older patients on warfarin therapy are at greater risk than others for traumatic intracranial bleeding, Veterans Affairs researchers have reported. In their study of elderly adults receiving warfarin for atrial fibrillation (AF), five factors - dementia, anemia
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Begin Your Journey as an SHM Ambassador
March 17, 2016
Beginning March 1 and running through December 31, all active SHM members can earn 2017–2018 dues credits and special recognition for recruiting new physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, or affiliate members.
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Receiving the Flu Vaccine While at the Hospital Does Not Increase Adverse Effects
March 16, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Receiving the seasonal flu vaccine while in the hospital does not increase surgical patients' health care utilization or their likelihood of being evaluated for infection after discharge, according to a new retrospective cohort study. The Advisory Committee on Immuniza
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Experts Suggest Ways to Deal with Challenges Surrounding Care of Psychiatric Patients
March 16, 2016
In 1955, there was one psychiatric bed for every 300 Americans.
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Should a Patient Who Requests Alcohol Detoxification Be Admitted or Treated as Outpatient?
March 16, 2016
Case A 42-year-old man with a history of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hypertension, and alcohol use disorder (AUD) presents to the ED requesting alcohol detoxification. He has had six admissions in the last six months for alcohol detoxification.
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Start Preparing for the Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine Exam
March 15, 2016
The Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine exam is just two months away (May 17). Have you started your preparation? SHM recently developed the only maintenance of certification (MOC) exam by hospitalists for hospitalists.
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MACRA Provides New Direction for U.S. Healthcare
March 14, 2016
Last year, Congress passed legislation to permanently eliminate the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, created in 1997 and designed to hold Medicare Part B or outpatient spending under control.
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SHM’s Twitter Contest Encourages Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing
March 14, 2016
When developing the “Fight the Resistance” campaign last year, the SHM team knew that antibiotic resistance would continue to be one of the most high-profile medical concerns heading into 2016.
