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LISTEN NOW: Highlights of the August 2014 issue of The Hospitalist newsmagazine
August 1, 2014
Highlights of the August 2014 issue of The Hospitalist newsmagazine
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Medicare Billing Practices More Transparent as CMS Cracks Down on Overchargers
August 1, 2014
Agency to impose higher financial penalties, stricter disciplinary actions to curb careless billers
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Hospital Patient Safety, Quality Movement Helped Propel Hospitalists
August 1, 2014
Early hospitalists well positioned to improve inpatient care, expand specialty
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Hospitalist Julie Fedderson, MD, Driven by Dedication to Patient Care
August 1, 2014
Internist focused on transitioning hospitalized patients to outpatient care, improving clinical documentation, implementing electronic health records
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Hearing Impaired Have Fewer Barriers to Healthcare Careers
August 1, 2014
Recent legislation, technological advances have helped deaf, hard-of-hearing individuals into healthcare professions
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How Should Hyponatremia Be Evaluated and Managed?
August 1, 2014
Measuring patients’ plasma and urine osmolarity, assessing volume status with physical exam, treating with hypertonic saline, and monitoring serum sodium levels are recommended
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Epidemiology, Consequences of Non-Leg VTE
August 1, 2014
Non-leg VTE in critically ill patients was associated with a higher risk of pulmonary embolism during hospitalization, longer ICU stays
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PODCAST: Highlights of the August 2014 issue of The Hospitalist
August 1, 2014
Highlights of the August 2014 issue of The Hospitalist newsmagazine
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Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) May Help Determine Mortality Risk
August 1, 2014
Updated MELD model may provide more accurate method of predicting inpatient mortality rates for hospitalized cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding
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Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations Due to Insulin
August 1, 2014
Risk of insulin-related hypoglycemia in patients older than 80 should be considered prior to starting insulin regimen, increasing insulin dose
