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WATCH: It’s All in Your Hospitalist Contract
March 9, 2016
Steve Harris, Esq., legal columnist for The Hospitalist, explains the ins and outs of a hospitalist contract.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Maximizing Collaboration With PAs & NPs: Rules, Realities, Reimbursement
March 9, 2016
Presenter: Tricia Marriott, PA-C, MPAS, MJ Health Law Summary: Ms. Marriott brought humor to a detailed #HospMed16 presentation on the rules of reimbursement and Medicare requirements for physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs).
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HM16 Session Analysis: Health Information Technology Controversies
March 9, 2016
Presenter: Julie Hollberg, MD Summary: Dr.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Reinforcing Practice Culture, Maximizing Engagement Through Effective Communication
March 9, 2016
HM16 Presenters: Dr. Scott Rissmiller, Dr. Steve Deitelzweig, Dr. Jerome Siy, Dr. Thomas Mcllraith, and Dr.
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10 Questions You Should Consider for Specialist Consultations
March 9, 2016
Caring for patients in the inpatient setting is complex and often requires consultation from specialists. Yet the actual skill of obtaining a consult is rarely taught.
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Survey shows Clinical Practice in Management of EOS in Newborns Varies
March 9, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Clinical practice in management of early-onset sepsis (EOS) in newborns varies widely across Europe, North America and Asia, new survey results show. National guidelines also disagree on when to start antibiotics in low-risk situations, and how to decide to stop therap
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Society of Hospital Medicine Awards Three with Exclusive ‘Masters in Hospital Medicine’ Designation
March 8, 2016
SAN DIEGO—The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) today named three new Masters in Hospital Medicine at HM16, the largest meeting dedicated to the hospital medicine specialty.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Physician Engagement in Quality Improvement
March 8, 2016
Presenter: Jordan Messler, MD, SHFM Summary: The main objective of this lecture was to understand the culture that often limits physician engagement.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Infectious Disease Emergencies: Three Diagnoses You Can’t Afford to Miss
March 8, 2016
Presenter: Jim Pile, MD, Cleveland Clinic Summary: The following three infectious diagnoses are relatively uncommon but important not to miss as they are associated with high mortality, especially when diagnosis and treatment are delayed.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Hospital Quality, Patient Safety Update for 2015
March 8, 2016
HM16 Presenters: Mangla Gulati, MD, FACP, FHM, and Ian Jenkins, MD Summary: There is some evidence that hospital adverse events may be decreasing.