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Pediatric Hospitalist David Pressel, MD, Hooked on Hospital Medicine
December 2, 2014
Sometimes a physician’s choice of specialty is borne of one patient, one mentor, or one experience. And then sometimes there’s just a good feeling. Put David Pressel, MD, PhD, FHM, in the latter category. [caption id="attachment_7188" align="alignright" width="75"] Dr.
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Should Patients with an Unprovoked VTE Be Screened for Malignancy or a Hypercoagulable State?
December 2, 2014
[caption id="attachment_7184" align="alignright" width="280"] Thrombosed blood vessel.
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s Advocacy Efforts, Then and Now
December 2, 2014
Another year older, another year wiser. SHM’s advocacy efforts have grown immensely in the last year thanks to proactive members who understand the importance of being involved and taking action.
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Hospitalists’ Potential Impact in Accountable Care Organizations
December 2, 2014
The rise of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a group of healthcare providers who are answerable for the overall care of patients assigned to them, inclusive of quality and cost, accelerated as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Event Dates, Deadlines
December 2, 2014
December 17, 2015 Masters Deadline for Nominations Do you know someone who has earned a place in the “Hall of Fame” for hospital medicine?
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Society of Hospital Medicine Plans Events to Link Hospitalists-in-Training, HM Leaders
December 2, 2014
Whether it’s the acuity of patient conditions, interest in quality improvement, or work-life balance, more medical students and residents than ever are interested in exploring careers in hospital medicine.
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Ebola Post on The Hospitalist Leader Blog Widely Viewed
December 2, 2014
Brett Hendel-Paterson, MD, hospitalist and assistant professor of internal medicine and global health at the University of Minnesota, reminded clinicians on “The Hospital Leader” blog about the need to respond to news about Ebola reasonably and with compassion. “It is okay if you do not know ever
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10 Things Oncologists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
December 2, 2014
Things you need to know An occasional series providing specialty-specific advice for hospitalists from experts in the field. COMING UP: 10 Things Endocrinologists Want HM to Know Archived: @the-hospitalist.org 10 Things Infectious Disease 12 Things Cardiology 12 Things Nephrology 12 Th
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For Patients in Clinical Trials, Health, Safety Top Concerns for Hospitalists
December 2, 2014
Patients might come into a hospitalist’s care when they are in the middle of a clinical trial. What then? The first step for a hospitalist is to find out whether a patient is enrolled in a trial. “The safety and health of a patient obviously are more important than anything else,” Dr.
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Palliative Care Patient Transitions Challenging For Hospitalists, Oncologists
December 2, 2014
When should treating a cancer patient become more about controlling symptoms and making the patient comfortable than about trying to slow the cancer itself? Hospitalists, who often care for patients in the worst stages of health, regularly make important observations that result in a patient tran
