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TeamHealth’s Dr. Jasen Gunderson Designs Own Path to Hospital Medicine
April 3, 2015
Jasen Gundersen, MD, MBA, CPE, SFHM, didn’t take the straightest path to HM. First, as he entered University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, he thought he’d be an emergency medicine physician. Then he thought about being a rural primary care physician.
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Opinion
Rapid-Response Teams Help Hospitalists Manage Non-Medical Distress
April 3, 2015
A team that could respond quickly to social and behavioral concerns—and not medical issues per se—would have tremendous benefits for patients and caregivers. I think there has been a steady increase, over the last 20 years or so, in the number of very unhappy, angry, or misbehaving patients (e.g.
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Hospitalist Training Helps Phuoc Le, MD, MPH, Fight Global Health Inequality
April 3, 2015
[caption id="attachment_8736" align="alignright" width="279"] Left: Typical Ebola educational mural in Monrovia, Liberia. Inset: Left; Dr. Phuoc Le doffing personal protective equipment at CDC Ebola training in Atlanta prior to departure.
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Continuity Visits by Primary Care Physicians Could Benefit Inpatients
April 3, 2015
[caption id="attachment_8732" align="alignright" width="295"] Internist Gila Kriegel, MD, says most PCPs “likeseeing their patients through the course ofthe illness.”[/caption] Hospital medicine leaders have long acknowledged the disconnects in medical care that occur at discharge.
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Medicare’s Patient-Centered Medical Homes Return Mixed Results
April 3, 2015
In late January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the early results of two multi-year innovation projects focused on the creation of patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). Although PCMH models have been lauded as a way to achieve CMS’ triple aim —better quality patie
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Leadership Basics for Young Hospitalists
April 3, 2015
Editor’s note: first published online at shmcareercenter.org There are many practical skills you should hone if you are interested in becoming a team leader in your hospital medicine group—among them the ability to engage others, to effectively conduct an efficient meeting, and to meet project de
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Service Distinction Crucial for Medical Claim Submissions
April 3, 2015
[caption id="attachment_8700" align="alignright" width="295"] Image credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] Hospitalists often are tasked with coordinating and overseeing patient care throughout a hospitalization.
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Fondaparinux for Treatment of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
April 3, 2015
Clinical question: Is fondaparinux as safe and effective as argatroban and danaparoid in treating heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)? Background: Guidelines for the treatment of HIT recommend using danaparoid (factor Xa inhibitor), argatroban, or lepirudin (both direct thrombin inhibitors).
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Rapid Response Teams Increase Perception of Education without Reducing Autonomy
April 3, 2015
Clinical question: Does the presence of a rapid response team (RRT) affect the perception of resident education and autonomy? Background: Studies on the perception of RRTs, which can generally be activated by any concerned staff member, have been primarily limited to nurses.
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Physician Dashboard, Pay-for-Performance Improve Rate of Appropriate VTE Prophylaxis
April 3, 2015
Transparent feedback through real-time dashboards, payment incentives can improve patient safety, quality benchmarks
