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Specially-Trained Hospitalists Spearhead SHM’s Quality Improvement Programs
September 2, 2014
Hospitalist mentors discuss lessons taught, learned during SHM’s award-winning QI mentorship program
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LISTEN NOW: Mark Williams, MD, MHM, Discusses SHM’s Mentored Implementation Programs
September 1, 2014
Dr. Williams discusses the commitment made by mentors and the critical importance of site visits
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LISTEN NOW: Highlights of the September 2014 issue of The Hospitalist newsmagazine
September 1, 2014
Highlights of the September 2014 issue of The Hospitalist newsmagazine
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Acute-Care Surgery Hospitalists: Coming to a Medical Center Near You?
August 27, 2014
Emergency surgical model linked with efficiencies in patient care, costs
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Epidemiology, Consequences of Non-Leg VTE in Critically Ill Patients
August 27, 2014
Non-leg VTE was associated with a higher risk of pulmonary embolism during hospitalization, longer ICU stays
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Questionable Benefit of Oral Chlorhexidine in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
August 21, 2014
For patients receiving mechanical ventilation, does routine oral care with chlorhexidine improve outcomes?
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Net Benefit With Azithromycin Use in Elderly Hospitalized Patients With Pneumonia
August 21, 2014
Is the use of azithromycin for older patients hospitalized with pneumonia associated with increased mortality or an increased risk of cardiovascular events?
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Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Calls for Overhaul of Medicare’s Observation Status Rules
August 13, 2014
Position paper suggests steps to improve flawed hospital admissions policy
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Patient Safety Experts, Physicians Advocate for Prevention of Medical Errors
August 13, 2014
Hospitalists encouraged to demand better patient outcome data from hospitals
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2014: Clinical Competence for the Community Hospitalist
August 6, 2014
Strategies to define, develop, assess a comprehensive pediatric competency program
