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No Benefits to Therapeutic Hypothermia for Severe Bacterial Meningitis
February 25, 2014
Can therapeutic hypothermia improve functional outcomes in comatose patients with severe bacterial meningitis?
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ACP Guidelines on Treatment of Anemia in Patients With Heart Disease
February 25, 2014
How should anemia and iron deficiency be treated in adults with heart disease?
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CDC Identifies Greatest Antibiotic Resistance Threats of Next Decade in U.S.
February 19, 2014
Agency recommends four core actions to combat spread of infections, resistant bacteria
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Team-Based Care Model Improves Communication, Coordination Among Hospital Staffs
February 19, 2014
Shorter lengths of stay, lower in-hospital mortality rates for patients linked to workflow of accountable care units
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Minnesota-based Hospital Readmissions Reduction Campaign Earns Prestigious Award
February 6, 2014
Three receive John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for preventing more than 6,000 avoidable readmissions
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Report Offers Practice Management Roadmap for Hospital Medicine Groups
February 5, 2014
Self-assessment tool outlines best practices in leadership, management infrastructure, clinical activities, patient care
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Listen Now! Dining and Nightlife Recommendations for HM14
February 2, 2014
Hospitalist Zubin Damania, MD, founder of Turntable Health in Las Vegas, talks about being HM14's tour guide while in Sin City.
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Listen Up! What Hospitalists Need to Know About Healthcare Post-Obamacare
February 2, 2014
Futurist and HM14 keynote speaker Ian Morrison explains what he wants hospitalists to know about the future of healthcare in the post-Affordable Care Act era.
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Likelihood for Readmission of Hospitalized Medicare Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions Up 600%
February 2, 2014
Increase seen among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2008
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Shift from Productivity to Value-Based Compensation Gains Momentum
February 1, 2014
Hospitalists should expect larger portion of pay to be measured by costs, quality, outcomes as Medicare expands value-based purchasing program