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Maintaining Board Certification Has High Hidden Cost
August 11, 2015
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) maintenance-of-certification (MOC) program could cost $5.7 billion in physicians' time and fees over the next decade, according to a new model study. "We estimate that physicians will spend 33 million hours o
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Many Older Acute MI Patients Don’t Complete Rehab
August 11, 2015
(Reuters Health) - Most older adults who are hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction do not attend even one of the recommended cardiac rehabilitation sessions, according to a new study. Cardiac rehab increases physical and cardiovascular fitness through structured exercise and
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LISTEN NOW: Scott Sears, MD, MBA, Explains How GME Programs Could Be Better Aligned
August 10, 2015
SCOTT SEARS, MD, MBA, chief clinical officer of Tacoma, Wash.-based Sound Physicians, discusses how GME programs could be better aligned with the shifting reality in medicine. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ScottSears_GME_FINAL_080115.mp3"][/audio]
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LISTEN NOW: Ruth Ann Crystal, MD, Pursues Documentary Film “Kitchen Table Deliveries”
August 10, 2015
Excerpts of The Hospitalist's interview with Dr. Ruth Ann Crystal, who is attempting to create a website with videos of historical medical practice. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/RuthAnnCrystal_FINAL_040515.mp3"][/audio]
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Hospitalization Rates Higher in Young Adult Cancer Survivors
August 6, 2015
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adult cancer survivors will continue to have high hospitalization rates over time, a Canadian study shows. In five-year cancer survivors diagnosed between ages 20 and 44, hospitalization rates were elevated for at least 20 years, compared to rates i
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Some Public Hospitals Win, Others Lose with Obamacare
August 5, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A year and a half after the Affordable Care Act brought widespread reforms to the U.S.
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Listen Now: HM15 RIV Poster Presenters Discuss Research Projects
August 4, 2015
Two hospitalists who presented RIV posters at HM15 talk about their projects. Dr. Brian Poustinchian worked on a bedside rounding study at Midwestern University in Illinois, and Dr.
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Listen Now: Highlights of the August 2015 Issue of The Hospitalist
August 4, 2015
This issue of The Hospitalist, features perspectives on medical education, hospitalist consults, and the latest in hospital medicine clinical literature. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-August-Hospitalist-Highlights.mp3"][/audio]
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PHM15: Writing and Publishing Quality Improvement (QI)
August 4, 2015
Presenters: Dr. Patrick Brady, Dr. Michele Saysana, Dr. Christine White, and Dr. Mark Shen. Session analysis: QI is about making positive changes in the delivery of healthcare. Multiple QI interventions are been implemented daily throughout our hospitals.
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PHM15: Teaching, Supervising Pediatric Hospitalist Fellows
August 4, 2015
Session: “Teaching and Supervising a PHM Fellow: The Transition from Learner to Instructor." Analysis: The session was led by Sarah Denniston, MD, FAAP, of Children’s Hospital of San Antonio/Baylor College of Medicine, and a collaboration of presenters ranging from fellowship directors to new pe
