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Procalcitonin-Based Algorithm Does Not Reduce Antibiotic Use in the ICU
February 10, 2015
Clinical question Can a procalcitonin-based algorithm reduce antibiotic use in critically ill patients? Bottom line A procalcitonin-based algorithm using a 0.1 ng/mL cutoff does not significantly decrease the duration of antibiotic treatment in critically ill patients nor does it reduce length
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Early Tube Feeding Does Not Improve Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis
February 10, 2015
Clinical question Does early nasoenteric feeding decrease the rate of infections or death in patients hospitalized with severe acute pancreatitis? Bottom line In patients with severe acute pancreatitis, early nasoenteric feeding initiated within 24 hours of presentation, as compared
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LISTEN NOW: SHM Launches a Patient Experience Committee
February 9, 2015
SHM has a new committee – the patient experience committee. Dr. Burke Kealey, current SHM President and associate medical director for hospital specialties at Health Partners in St.
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LISTEN NOW: Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, Explains Hospitalists’ Role in Improving the U.S. Healthcare System
February 4, 2015
Patient-safety guru Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, senior vice president for patient safety and quality at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, talks about hospitalists’ role in improving the American healthcare system. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/PeterPronovo
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LISTEN NOW: Ron Greeno Discusses Key Policy Issues Facing Hospitalists
February 4, 2015
SHM Public Policy Committee Chair Ron Greeno, MD, MHM, talks about policy issues facing hospitalist, and how "Hill Day 2015" works as an advocacy tool. [caption id="attachment_7818" align="alignright" width="75"] Dr.
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LISTEN NOW: HM15 Course Director Explains How You Can Maximize SHM’s Annual Meeting
February 4, 2015
HM15 Course Director Efren Manjarrez, MD, SFHM, talks about getting new and younger hospitalists involved in the annual meeting, as well as how to get the most out of the largest hospitalist-focused confab in the nation. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/EfrenM
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LISTEN NOW: Highlights of the February 2015 Issue of The Hospitalist
February 2, 2015
This month, we preview the Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting, HM15, coming to National Harbor, Md. from March 29 through April 1.
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s 2015 Annual Meeting Preview
February 2, 2015
SHM’s annual meeting returns to Washington, D.C., next month. For the third time in six years, HM15 will take place at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center in National Harbor, Md., and that means thousands of hospitalists will converge on the nation’s capital to learn and lobby.
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Opinion
Much Ado about Hospital Quality
February 2, 2015
I have reported previously on major incentive programs under Medicare and the Affordable Care Act that affect hospitals and, by extension, their affiliated hospitalists. I’d like to provide you with an update on these programs.
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Hospitalists Lead Efforts To Reduce Care Costs, Improve Patient Care
February 2, 2015
In 2015, reimbursement for physicians in large groups is subject to a value modifier that takes into account the cost and quality of services performed under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
